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Prison Breaks in Pakistan: An Analyses of Al-Qaeda Strategy ABSTRACT A number of prison break attacks have been staged by the Al-Qaeda and its associated network of organizations in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen and Pakistan since 2002. This article attempts to analyse the Al-Qaeda’s strategy of breaking prisons in Pakistan during the years 2004-2015. The article studies prison break attacks (both successful and attempted) in order to analyse the micro as well as macro level strategic moves by the Al-Qaeda amid prevailing ground conditions. A number of key factors are instrumental for the Al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups in strategizing prison breaks in Pakistan. While examining the Al-Qaeda’s prison break strategy from macro and micro level perspectives, it is evident that dilapidated Pakistani criminal justice system and state apparatus emboldened the Al- Qaeda to adopt such tactics and strategizing in a successful manner at varying degrees. .pdf