Muhammad Amir Rana said in Dawn Sunday that the Pak Lion of Islam group Tehrik-e-Khilafat's declaration of allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) "has surprised many".
The ISIS, now calling itself the Islamic State, is now in control of vast areas of Iraq.
This "does indicate that ISIS has started to inspire some individuals and groups in Pakistain with similar objectives", Rana said.
He said that like the Afghan Taliban of the 1990s, today "ISIS is attracting Islamist Death Eaters and financial resources in an almost similar way.
"As Pak Death Eaters and religious organizations do not operate in isolation, it is natural for them to draw inspiration from ISIS."
Rana said the ideological association and operational linkage between the Pak Death Eaters and ISIS were not new.
"Pak Death Eaters were part of the group from its inception. Many Death Eaters from Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ...
's (Lej) Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
and Punjab factions constitute the best fighting force of ISIS.
"It was LeJ Death Eaters who set up the Ghazi Abdul Rasheed training camp in the Iraqi city of Arbil in 2013. The Death Eaters trained in the camp constituted the Ghazi Force."
Rana warned that once Pak Death Eaters fighting in Syria and Iraq return to Pakistain, they will add to the sectarian violence.
"As Pak Death Eaters do not operate in isolation, it is natural for them to draw inspiration from ISIS."
According to him, the Tehrik-e-Khilafat is said to be a TTP affiliate in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
. It has an online presence and has grabbed credit for some attacks on police and the Rangers in Karachi.