Where Pakistan's Triumphs and Trials Meet

Balochistan, the restive province of southwestern Pakistan, is a microcosm of the country in which it resides, encapsulating all its triumphs and tribulations. The province is at once home to promising economic projects in the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and a hotbed of insurgency and militancy. On Monday, Balochistan's provincial capital, Quetta, experienced its second large-scale terrorist attack since militants killed 73 people at the city's Civil Hospital in August. Like the August attack, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for Monday's suicide bombing at a police training facility -- which killed at least 60 people -- and posted pictures of the assailants on its news agency's website. Both incidents highlight a possible change in the Islamic State's strategy that could jeopardize Pakistan's progress....