report in Dawn, December 17, 2022KOHAT: The law-enforcement agencies here have received credible reports about planning by a terrorist organisation of targeting public gatherings, political figures and Friday prayers by women and teenagers trained by militants. Deputy commissioner Furqan Ashraf confirmed theterror threat on Friday andimposed a ban under section 144 CrPC on gatherings of more than five people. He ordered the police and other law-enforcement agencies to remain extra vigilant to avert any unpleasant…
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BEFORE the TTP ended its ceasefire with the state last week, many, including this paper, had felt that the terrorist group was using negotiations simply to buy time and re-energise itself before it returned to its violent ways. A recent document authored by the National Counter-Terrorism Authority has proved these fears correct. As reported on Friday, Nacta’s analysis, presented to the Senate Committee on Interior, says that the peace process initiated by the then PTI-led…
By Samina Akhter in Pakistan Today, Dec 9, 2022The latest report of Bertelsmann Stiftung’s project ‘Shaping Change – Strategies of Development and Transformation’ for 2022 about Pakistan confirms that the state’s monopoly on the use of force is contested by terrorist organizations, sectarian groups, ethno-nationalist insurgencies, and criminal gangs involved in the smuggling of goods and narcotics. The report says that much of the violence committed by these non-state actors is concentrated in the province…
by Zahid Hussain in Dawn, Dec 7th, 2022The writer is an author and journalist.THE attack on the Pakistan embassy in Kabul last week raises questions about the Taliban administration’s capacity and resolve to fight terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil. The shooting that targeted the chargé d’affaires seems to be an extension of the militants’ war on the Pakistani state. Although the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the assault, the identity of…
report in The News, Dec 07, 2022PESHAWAR: A proclaimed offender was killed and a SHO was injured during an encounter in Adezai area in provincial capital on Tuesday. Police officials said the cops were trying to arrest a wanted criminal and terrorist Yasin and his accomplices in Adezai when he opened fire on the police. “The SHO Matani Imranuddin was injured when hit by a bullet in his leg. Police retaliated and shot dead the…
by Imran Danish in ToloNews, Dec 5, 2022 at 10:33 PMPakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said they are expecting to work with an “interim authority” in Afghanistan to “address the challenges posed by the terrorist organizations.” He made the remarks in an interview with Al-Jazeera in response to a question asked about Tahrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Zardari also expressed frustration over the TTP’s ongoing activities. “As far as the TTP is concerned. Absolutely, they have…
AFP report, Dec 2, 2022WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday announced it was designating South Asian Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders as terrorists, vowing action as alarms grow over Afghanistan. The targeted militants include four leaders of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), a regional branch of the network, including its self-styled “emir” Osama Mehmood. The United States also designated the number two of the TTP, Mufti Hazrat Deroji, also known as Qari Amjad,…
by Mohsin Saleem ullah in The Nation, Nov 29, 2022The writer is a practicing lawyer and columnist.Militancy, insurgency, and instability continue to rise exponentially in the northern areas of Pakistan; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has, in the past few months, been witness to a greater number of violence and terrorist attacks than it has for years now. Previously classified as ‘isolated’ acts of terrorism, there is a now growing concern amongst army officials and locals alike…