the vast majority of the population within pakistan lives within punjab and sindh - punjab and sindh especially the rural areas are mostly Barelvi - Barelvis do not support the taliban. then up to 20-30% of the punjab sindh population could even be shia - you know how they stand with the taliban.
rural punjabis and sindhis have nothig in common with the taliban culturally and practise wise.
urban punjabis and sindhis could have a more islamic influence but these people are generally educated and their views do not support the talibans views of locking women up at home, discouraging education for all esp women, banning western clothes, forcing people to keep beards, and forcing women to wear face covers.
going on to the baloch belt - the baloch as a whole are more secular and they do not and wont allow religion to interfere with politics - the mullah's place is within the mosque only. in balochistan the zikris and sunnis live in peace and baloch natioalists, secularists and writers view them as equals - while in the rest of pakistan zikris could be seen as heretics and persecuted.
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Agree with most of what you wrote.............
Can you explain who and What are these "zikris" ?
Thanks!