Militant groups active in Pakistan are exposing their true faces as greed overtakes their so-called “ideologies.” The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) largely confines its operations to areas where it can secure a steady flow of extortion money, using fear to control local populations. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, once aligned with the TTP, now focuses heavily on collecting extortion from business hubs in Punjab and Sindh, targeting traders, industrialists, and transporters.
In Balochistan, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) have long relied on extortion from local contractors, businessmen, and development projects. However, recent reports suggest that these two groups have even turned against each other in disputes over extortion territory and revenue, proving their priorities lie not in “freedom” or “justice” but in personal enrichment.
These rivalries and money-driven motives shatter their propaganda of fighting for a noble cause. In reality, they are criminal networks using militant branding to mask their extortion business, harming ordinary Pakistanis while lining their own pockets.
