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Pakistan warned of more Taliban attacks
Pakistani intelligence agencies warn that the Taliban may launch more suicide attacks on sensitive installations across the country.
The intelligence agencies informed the interior ministry that November would be a crucial month as al-Qaeda and Taliban-linked terrorists have planned to carry out attacks on Jinnah International Airport Karachi, and also the offices of various ministries in Islamabad, Daily Times reported on Tuesday.
The security sources told the newspaper on condition of anonymity that terrorists have planned to attack major cities in retaliation to the ongoing operation in the troubled northwestern tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.
Pakistan's tribal region has been the scene of some of the worst fighting between Pakistani forces and Taliban-linked militants in recent months.
Sources also noted that the Taliban has dispatched suicide bombers' teams to the major cities including Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.
The authorities have subsequently directed law enforcement agencies to take immediate action to ensure security at the airports and the ministries' offices. The intelligence network and law enforcement agencies have reportedly been put on high alert.
Pakistan has suffered a wave of violence, and thousands have lost their lives since the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf joined the US-led 'war on terror' following the 9/11 attacks.
Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was killed in a suicide gun and bomb attack in Rawalpindi in December 2007. Fifty-five people were killed when a truck loaded with explosives blew up outside the five-star Marriott hotel in the heart of Islamabad on September 20.
More than 2,000 people were killed in Pakistan in 2007 in terrorist attacks that the government blames on militants opposed to its support of the US-led campaign against terrorism.
Pakistani intelligence agencies warn that the Taliban may launch more suicide attacks on sensitive installations across the country.
The intelligence agencies informed the interior ministry that November would be a crucial month as al-Qaeda and Taliban-linked terrorists have planned to carry out attacks on Jinnah International Airport Karachi, and also the offices of various ministries in Islamabad, Daily Times reported on Tuesday.
The security sources told the newspaper on condition of anonymity that terrorists have planned to attack major cities in retaliation to the ongoing operation in the troubled northwestern tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.
Pakistan's tribal region has been the scene of some of the worst fighting between Pakistani forces and Taliban-linked militants in recent months.
Sources also noted that the Taliban has dispatched suicide bombers' teams to the major cities including Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.
The authorities have subsequently directed law enforcement agencies to take immediate action to ensure security at the airports and the ministries' offices. The intelligence network and law enforcement agencies have reportedly been put on high alert.
Pakistan has suffered a wave of violence, and thousands have lost their lives since the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf joined the US-led 'war on terror' following the 9/11 attacks.
Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was killed in a suicide gun and bomb attack in Rawalpindi in December 2007. Fifty-five people were killed when a truck loaded with explosives blew up outside the five-star Marriott hotel in the heart of Islamabad on September 20.
More than 2,000 people were killed in Pakistan in 2007 in terrorist attacks that the government blames on militants opposed to its support of the US-led campaign against terrorism.
