TY - SER AU - Zahid, Farhan TI - Waiting for Resurgence: : al-Qaeda Core in Pakistan SN - 2382-6444 PB - S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies KW - Al Qaeda KW - Pakistán N2 - The decline of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in the Middle East and the dilapidation of its Pakistan Chapter (Walayat-e-Khurasan) have provided Al-Qaeda Central (AQC) enough space to reassert itself in Pakistan. It appears that the AQC policy of ‘wait and see’ has worked and the group is now making calculated moves to stage a comeback. The AQC in Pakistan is launching new auxiliary organisations and capitalising on IS returnees from Iraq and Syria to revive UR - http://www.rsis.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CTTA-September-2017.pdf ER -