The prospect of an alliance against the state between the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and Baloch rebel groups is terrifying. If such an alliance does indeed take shape, eradicating the the militancy will become harder for the security forces. Such an eventuality will also be extremely disturbing for the people of Pakistan. The TTP is an umbrella group of militant organisations operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The group was formed in 2007 with the aim of overthrowing…
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Bannu Attack: edit in Daily Times, Dec 20, 2022
By globalpoliticsnews on December 20, 2022
The clock may be silent, but the second hand is ticking away; adding more and more gravity to a fast-developing situation in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The terrifying standoff in Bannu Cannt continues where as many as 20 fighters from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan are hosting a lunch party inside a counterterrorism facility. There is a hostage crisis wherein the militants have taken possession of the gated property and made viral videos of security personnel trapped inside as…