Loopholes in the previous narrativeUnder Mehsud, the TTP leadership realised the need for a shift in its previously extant narrative or to come up with a more comprehensive a narrative or discourse. Considering TTP’s history, it never had an extensive, compelling and profound narrative. The bottom lineNot just confusing, TTP’s new narrative has a lot of contradictions. Whether the new narrative can justify the group’s violence, and win it more supporters and resources remains to be seen. Considering the self-contradictory strands of this narrative, it would be difficult for TTP to sustain its actions and struggle for power.

Source: The Express Tribune January 29, 2023 21:05 UTC