by Tariq Parvez in Dawn, January 14th, 2023The writer was Nacta’s first national coordinator.A COMMON question being asked these days is: why has the resurgence of terrorism, after the latter was significantly reduced during 2010-2020, not been prevented in 2021? The answer is simple: although we adopted the right short-term tactics to combat it, we erred in formulating and implementing a long-term proactive strategy. During terrorism’s decline, we continued with the short-term approach of depending…
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REPORT IN The News, Jan 12, 2023LAHORE:The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab arrested 26 terror suspects from different part of the province. According to a spokesperson for the CTD, on the directions of the Punjab IG, the CTD Punjab conducted extensive and coordinated combing operations across the Punjab to avert any untoward incident. The CTD conducted 40 combing and search operations in which 40 localities were checked in different districts of Punjab, he said, and…
REPORT IN The News, Jan 12, 2023PESHAWAR: A police post was attacked with a grenade in Tarnab and a commando of the Counter-Terrorism Department was wounded during an encounter with alleged terrorists in Abshar Colony in the provincial capital on Wednesday. “The CTD commandoes arrested four terrorists after an encounter in Abshar Colony on Warsak Road. One policeman was slightly injured when the terrorists opened fire on the CTD raiding team,” an official said. The…
By Attiya Munawer in Pakistan Today, Jan 8, 2023Terrorism is the indiscriminate or disproportionate use of violence against civilian targets, a product of modernity and a globalization of the wrong meaning of ‘jihadism’ that shows no signs of abating. This idea terrorism is on the rise again in Pakistan and state institutions are very active in dealing with it, but the ongoing political and economic instability in the country is also a major obstacle to…
report in The News, Jan 6, 2023LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab arrested 12 terror suspected persons from different parts of the province during the last week. CTD spokesperson on Thursday said that the CTD Punjab, in the wake of current wave of terrorism, conducted extensive and coordinated Combing Operations across the Punjab to avert any untoward incident on the directions of IG Police Punjab. He said the CTD Punjab conducted 39 Combing &…
by Dilawar Wazir in Dawn, January 7th, 2023WANA: Thousands of people took to the streets in South Waziristan on Friday against the recent wave of terrorism in the region. The protesters called upon the government to immediately take steps and restore peace in the region. The tribesmen held the protest against a surge in terrorist activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in general and Waziristan in particular. People from all walks of life, including political workers, social…
report in The News, January 05, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and police have arrested two terrorists who had entered Islamabad to attack the Parliament House building, the CTD sources said. Four detonators, Prima Cord and 500gm explosive material were recovered from the terrorists and a case was registered against them under sections 7 ATA, 13/20/65 AO, 120/B, PPC and 4/5 ESA. The terrorists identified as Danyal alias Zulfiqar from Swabi and Mohammad Zubair…
by Imran Gabol in Dawn, January 5th, 2023LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday registered a case under terrorism charges against a suspect involved in the murder of two intelligence agency officials in Khanewal on Tuesday. Meanwhile, two groups, including the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the so-called Lashkar-i-Khorasan, have claimed responsibility for the attack. According to the first information report (FIR), a copy of which is available with Dawn, Inter-Services Intelligence Multan region director…
Report in Daily FT, Jan 5, 2023Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) Convenor Wasantha Mudalige who is currently in remand custody after being detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act has called on the Sri Lankan people to continue the fight to ensure their right to life. Writing an open letter from prison for the New Year, Mudalige noted that the expectations of the people’s struggle have not been fulfilled yet. Noting that the Aragalaya or…
Report in Dawn, January 4th, 2023LAHORE: In what police claimed an incident of terrorism, two officials of an intelligence agency were shot dead by an unidentified person in the parking of a roadside hotel in Khanewal district on Tuesday. Police said Multan region Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) director Naveed Sadiq and inspector Nasir Abbas were having tea at a roadside hotel on National Highway near Pirowal. Police said both the officials went to the parking…
Report in Dawn, January 1st, 2023LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Saturday to have arrested five suspected militants during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across Punjab. The CTD claimed to have conducted 24 IBOs in different districts of the province to effectively counter the menace of terrorism. CTD officials said the arrested suspects were identified as Asrar Ahmad, Farooq Shah, Saifullah, Syed Shahzaib Iqbal and Ahmad Khan, who allegedly belonged to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan…