March 22, 2023
counterterrorism
Southeast Asia

Pakistan mired in targeted killings and terrorist attacks

by Giovanni Giacalone On March 4th, unknown gunmen shot dead Syed Noor Shalobar in the Bara area of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan. Shalobar was heavily involved in carrying out terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the Indian media, he was working at the behest of ISI and was responsible for recruiting […]

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Southeast Asia

The Karachi Police HQ attack is a big hit for Tehrek-e-Taliban Pakistan and exposes major flaws in Pakistan’s security apparatus

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  • February 23, 2023

by Giovanni Giacalone On Friday, February 17th 2023, the jihadist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan attacked the Police headquarter in the central Karachi area of Saddar, killing five (three police officers, one ranger and one civilian) and injuring over twenty.1 Three terrorists were also killed, two in the exchange of fire with security forces and one in […]

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