Arms trafficking in Pakistan | The Index Podcast

Описание: Millions of unregistered firearms, surging drug addiction, and cross-border trafficking have turned Pakistan into a hotspot for organized crime. Corruption and economic instability have allowed illicit markets — from heroin to weapons — to flourish.

Terrorist groups like the Tehrik-e-Taliban are thriving in this landscape, carrying out deadly attacks and deepening insecurity.

And in the midst of this unrest, a suicide bombing in Pahalgam that killed 26 Indian tourists has reignited military tensions with India — adding fuel to the long-standing conflict over Indian-administered Kashmir.

According to the OC Index, arms trafficking in Pakistan is only getting worse - the criminal market scored 8.5 out of 10 in 2023, an increase of 0.5 from 2021 – placing it alongside the likes of Russia, Mexico, Turkey and others.

00:00 Introduction
03:15 An overview
05:59 Terrorism & arms trafficking
08:50 How are terrorists accessing illegal arms?
09:46 The price of illegal arms in Pakistan
11:55 Smuggling routes
13:31 Corruption & state embedded actors
15:34 Heroin & arms trafficking
18:08 Pakistan and India tensions
19:55 Crime terror nexus
21:16 The Organized Crime Index

Presenter: Thin Lei Win
Speaker(s): Paddy Ginn, Senior Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Links:

Pakistan Country Profile
https://ocindex.net/country/pakistan/

The Global Organized Crime Index
https://ocindex.net/