Acts of Terrorism in Pakistan

[AmberDutt]

Such a sad news on the day of Eid

 

[VelocuR]

^One down and One win below.

Counter-terrorism: Attempted Presidency, GHQ attacks foiled

LAHORE: Security agencies foiled an attempted spree of terrorist attacks in which militants had planned to carry out multiple suicide bombings against several key state institutions including the Presidency and the Army headquarters.

Intelligence officials were able to piece together the information about the attack after detaining a person suspected to be affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The man, who sources say belongs to Miramshah in North Waziristan, has told law enforcement agencies the identities of his two accomplices, but neither has yet been arrested.

According to sources familiar with the matter, the detainee disclosed that two men from Karachi, identified as Nauman and Zakar, completed terrorist training in South Waziristan and will be part of the attacks on the Presidency in Islamabad and the army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, as well as other defence-related targets.

Meanwhile, intelligence agencies have compiled a report on the activities of another man – Abid, alias Kalia – who is currently active in southern Punjab in recruitment and preparations for a terrorist campaign in Lahore.

According to the report, Abid is in the midst of preparing an explosives-laden vehicle to be used in carrying out attacks in the provincial capital. His targets are likely to include the Police Training Centre, the Inter-Services Intelligence complex, as well as Army and Rangers installations in the city.

Yet, despite having what appears to be an extraordinary level of detail about the terrorist’s plans, intelligence and law enforcement agencies have thus far failed to arrest the man.

The National Crisis Management Cell at the federal interior ministry – the country’s central counter-terrorism coordination body – forwarded the reports of the two terror plots to the home departments of provinces, as well as their police chiefs and heads of the provincial intelligence services.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 7th, 2011.

 

[American Pakistani]

^One down and One win below.

Counter-terrorism: Attempted Presidency, GHQ attacks foiled

LAHORE: Security agencies foiled an attempted spree of terrorist attacks in which militants had planned to carry out multiple suicide bombings against several key state institutions including the Presidency and the Army headquarters.

Intelligence officials were able to piece together the information about the attack after detaining a person suspected to be affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The man, who sources say belongs to Miramshah in North Waziristan, has told law enforcement agencies the identities of his two accomplices, but neither has yet been arrested.

According to sources familiar with the matter, the detainee disclosed that two men from Karachi, identified as Nauman and Zakar, completed terrorist training in South Waziristan and will be part of the attacks on the Presidency in Islamabad and the army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, as well as other defence-related targets.

Meanwhile, intelligence agencies have compiled a report on the activities of another man – Abid, alias Kalia – who is currently active in southern Punjab in recruitment and preparations for a terrorist campaign in Lahore.

According to the report, Abid is in the midst of preparing an explosives-laden vehicle to be used in carrying out attacks in the provincial capital. His targets are likely to include the Police Training Centre, the Inter-Services Intelligence complex, as well as Army and Rangers installations in the city.

Yet, despite having what appears to be an extraordinary level of detail about the terrorist’s plans, intelligence and law enforcement agencies have thus far failed to arrest the man.

The National Crisis Management Cell at the federal interior ministry – the country’s central counter-terrorism coordination body – forwarded the reports of the two terror plots to the home departments of provinces, as well as their police chiefs and heads of the provincial intelligence services.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 7th, 2011.

Good to hear this news but still a suicide attack on that polititions has again raised questions how security authorities failed. Pakistan need to pressure the security authorities that suicide attacks won't be tolerated at any cost, security authorities should do whatever they want, launch a crackdown or search operations or whatever but this MUST STOP.

 

[Lankan Ranger]

Internal security problems directly affecting the investor confidence of Pakistan Economy

Pakistan needs internal stability soon as possible

 

[VelocuR]

Good to hear this news but still a suicide attack on that polititions has again raised questions how security authorities failed. Pakistan need to pressure the security authorities that suicide attacks won't be tolerated at any cost, security authorities should do whatever they want, launch a crackdown or search operations or whatever but this MUST STOP.

Well, it is hard to stop sucide bombing these days. How can the security authorities to stop them? Terrorists come quickly in surprise and ran away within 5 minutes. It happened many times.

On topic, it is former ANP Hanif Jadoon. No worry, many new corrupt politican will come to replace them.

 

[A1Kaid]

If this is a suicide bombing then this also means there is at least 1 dead TTP/foreign agent.

 

[Emmie]

RIP to dead....

 

[Areesh]

Good to hear this news but still a suicide attack on that polititions has again raised questions how security authorities failed. Pakistan need to pressure the security authorities that suicide attacks won't be tolerated at any cost, security authorities should do whatever they want, launch a crackdown or search operations or whatever but this MUST STOP.

Yaar security agencies are doing their best to stop such incidents. Several terrorists have been arrested from all over Pakistan. Many terrorist attacks have been foiled. There were many terrorist attempts who were just a few days away from being implemented and were foiled by the security agencies. Terrorists tried to attack Islamabad several times but failed. Some of them were very major attacks. Much bigger than this incident. BLA has been put into a sh!t hole by them in Balochistan. Yeah they need to improve but we must encourage them for those achievements too. What you are missing is that we live in an unstable region. There is war in our western neighbor and that would definitely have bad affects on us too. The more stable hopefully Afghanistan would be the more peace their would be in Pakistan. Things have improved a lot since past two years and would continue to improve inshaAllah.


Anyways RIP to the dead.

 

[American Pakistani]

Well, it is hard to stop sucide bombing these days. How can the security authorities to stop them? Terrorists come quickly in surprise and ran away within 5 minutes. It happened many times.

On topic, it is former ANP Hanif Jadoon. No worry, many new corrupt politican will come to replace them.

Military with the help of Intelligence, Police, locals etc should launch massive crackdown, make the example execution of terrorists in front of masses, it will be stopped & it MUST BE STOPPED.

And no man it is not about politition, no matter how much corrupt politition is he should be bring in courts, i'm totally against any suicide attacks, this is very disturbing & needs to stop. Pakistan Security Authorities should not close their eyes.

 

[A1Kaid]

As for security, even western and European security officials would have trouble preventing these kinds of attacks, these attacks are difficult to detect but not impossible of course. Overall, Pakistan needs a more competent security grid in place and as I mentioned before bomb sniffing dogs have to be deployed, metal detectors, etc. A bit of training and upgrades in methods will go a long way. Just putting a guy outside a building with a firearm isn't going to stop a suicide bomber, therefore detecting the bomb and arresting the individual is preferable.

 

[StandForInsaf]

these idiot extremists are cancer on the face of earth.

 

[AmberDutt]

If this is a suicide bombing then this also means there is at least 1 dead TTP/foreign agent.

Thats the problem with suicide bombings.. The terrorist killed is no more than a mindless misguided zombie... In today's environment, you get those dime a dozen

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

well suicide bombing to whack off civilians like that is despicable to begin with; especially on a holy day like today/yesterday

the ttp/militant groups obviously have a 'bone' to pick with ANP, considering their anti-militancy stance.......the enemy views them as "agents" of the U.S. so naturally they have been targeting them for the past few years since the insurgency picked up steam

continued alertness of both security/intelligentsia apparatus as well as civilians (in tribal and settled areas) is a must during these critical times

 

[American Pakistani]

Yaar security agencies are doing their best to stop such incidents. Several terrorists have been arrested from all over Pakistan. Many terrorist attacks have been foiled. There were many terrorist attempts who were just a few days away from being implemented and were foiled by the security agencies. Terrorists tried to attack Islamabad several times but failed. Some of them were very major attacks. Much bigger than this incident. BLA has been put into a sh!t hole by them in Balochistan. Yeah they need to improve but we must encourage them for those achievements too. What you are missing is that we live in an unstable region. There is war in our western neighbor and that would definitely have bad affects on us too. The more stable hopefully Afghanistan would be the more peace their would be in Pakistan. Things have improved a lot since past two years and would continue to improve inshaAllah.


Anyways RIP to the dead.

Inshallah things will improve & i 'm hopeful that Army will make sure there are no more sucide attacks any where in Pakistan from 2012 onwards. Pakistanis looks towards Pak Army after Allah & expect more & more final progress against this menace cancer.

 

[American Pakistani]

ANP getting bitter taste its activities in Karachi.

Please don't say this, we all are Pakistanis & we must unite to fight this cancer.