Waves of terrorism refuse to die, as if they are becoming a permanent feature to endure. These episodes of terrorism are pushing Pakistan back to mould itself to violence, assuming it an unavoidable way of life. The immediate effect is the prevalent feeling of insecurity in areas fraught with violence.The involvement of women in despicable practices such as terrorism should be a worrying sign for any normal society. In incidents of terrorism ravaging Balochistan recently, the media reported the participation of women, who acted either as a suicide bomber leading a group of outlaws to the premises of security forces or as a rifle-carrying insurgent moving along with fellow rebels firing shots at security forces. This is a new phenomenon to which the media has failed to pay sufficient attention.A refuge can be sought in the claim that young Baloch women are being brainwashed to indulge in terrorism. An added point peddled is that they join the ranks of insurgents under the influence of some drug which numbs their senses to comprehend what they have been doing. A few would-be suicide bombers have been presented before the media with the claim that they were recruited through social media and that now they renounce terrorism. With that, a caution is issued that females should shy away from using social media in case they fall victim to any anti-state propaganda prompting them to be used by male insurgents to serve their objectives. This kind of bearing is a narrative of the state which feels embarrassment at the involvement........

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