Abstract:
Intrastate conflicts have long emerged as a major security challenge for the world. In addition to this, terrorism and insurgency are now common threats numerous states have to contend with. While the widening reach of threats cannot be eliminated solely by military approach, hence cause to move beyond the traditional approach. This then calls for civil and military actors to work hand in gloves; in cooperation against terrorism and insurgency. It necessitates the civil and military cooperation to combat and halt terrorism. UN CIMIC, which is an interface between civil, police, and military component in peace operation, sets a good example of how civil and military combine efforts can together confront intrastate threats. The application of UN CIMIC model in a domestic setting provides an opportunity for national civil and military institutions to cooperate and coordinate to defeat terrorism. Terrorism and insurgency are hardly new internal threat for Pakistan as it has been a menace for almost two decades. Such threats produced cohesion in the country irrespective of the divergences present in state’s institutions. Though CIMIC is not new in Pakistan, there have been numerous stages and time, when both actors would be on same page, but same unity is highly instrumental and required if terrorism must be cleared from the notebook of the country. Applying UN CIMIC structure on Pakistan’s efforts will provide an opportunity to present Pakistan’s CIMIC structure in efforts to counterterrorism and counter insurgency.
