Najam Khan
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Was raid on Pakistani base an inside job?
Everything about the assault on Monday, from the methodical tactics to the targeting of sensitive aircraft suggests the attackers used inside information. "It looks like an inside job. That should be the biggest worry for the military – and for all of us," said security analyst Imtiaz Gul.
The spectre of Islamist infiltration has haunted the army for decades. After surviving an assassination bid in 2003 – one orchestrated by air force officers – General Pervez Musharraf purged the superior ranks of known Islamists.
Apart from the inside information, our Military should get some lesson from previous similar attacks...there were always some option left open.
In Baidian and Munawa Police training school attacks (2009), the walls were too short to climb...without proper sniper towers in the academy it was easy target.
In GHQ, apart from other factors a reason of their entry was that the guards left their position while responding to a bomb attack at TM chowk gate...which was just a diversion for the uniformed terrorists to enter from the army museum side.
In parade lane attack, their was enough security at both gates of the colony...some of the walls were even secure...but the terrorists used ladder to climb them, where no watch tower was placed....now things have changed, if one visit these places, they really don't look like previous ones...a 'fort' could be the right word for them!
In recent attack on navy, initial reports claimed that they entered from PAF museum, later clamined korangi sewerage...and final claimed that they used ladders to enter....which ever is true, its nothing new for them...they have done similar task in pasts as explained above.
We should learn something from past, instead of waiting for an incident to happen!