Horseman Of The Apocalypse

Al-Jehad has reportedly been formed by Abu Adil, a militant of Arab origin, with the prime objective of carrying out suicide attacks against important military and government figures whose actions in North and South Waziristan were detrimental to the interests of the Taliban. It's receiving help from the Maulana Abdul Jabbar-led Jamaatul Furqaan, a splinter group of the Maulana Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammed. The split within the Jaish occurred after Masood Azhar removed Maulana Jabbar from his position as JeM's military commander and appointed his own brother, Mohammed Ibrahim, in his place.

Intelligence agencies believe that Jamaatul Furqaan is providing motivated suicide bombers to Al-Jehad, which has been involved in attacking the Pakistani security forces in Waziristan. The bombers are reportedly being trained at several religious seminaries situated in Miran Shah, capital of North Waziristan. The investigators believe these two groups have undertaken suicide bombings in retaliation against the killing of people in deadly missile strikes jointly carried out by Pakistani and American forces in Waziristan over the last two years. The desire for vengeance has inspired these groups to widen their search for targets beyond the tribal areas.

Political analysts say the origin of most of these militant outfits can be traced to those groups whom the Pakistani establishment provided institutional support to operate in Kashmir and Afghanistan. Outraged by Islamabad's reversal of its Kashmir and Afghanistan policies, the jehadi monster has taken to wreaking vengeance against those who he feels has betrayed him. And that means just about every Pakistani who's opposed to their Islamist agenda.