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This report analyzes Pakistan’s National Action Plan (NAP), which is the counterterrorism policy the country adopted after the December 2014 attack against the army-run school in Peshawar. The report’s authors contend that the NAP strategy is incoherent, too militarized, and could soon undermine democracy and the rule of law. They also contend that there is little evidence that NAP's key objectives have been met and that many banned groups and individuals continue to operate freely in the country. Given these problems, the authors conclude by recommending ways to build a counterterrorism strategy in Pakistan that is civilian-led and intelligence-based.