The killing of several faceless myrmidons in South
Wazoo, who according to security officials allegedly returned to Pakistain from Afghanistan along with other recently returning refugees, has underlined the difficult of fully securing a region where a major military operation was carried out nearly a decade ago.Meanwhile,
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the banned TTP in exile quickly identifying and seemingly arriving at a consensus for a new leader, Noor Wali Mehsud, has underlined that the mere elimination of a senior bully boy leader will not necessarily lead to an unravelling of the group.
Indeed, the Pak security and intelligence apparatus will need to be on the highest alert in the days and weeks ahead. New bully boy leaderships often need to demonstrate a willingness and ability to launch terrorist attacks and the case of the current TTP head may be no different.
The upcoming general election and what is expected to be frenetic campaigning in the final weeks ahead of the election will surely be the target of bully boys.
The challenge for the state to hold elections in a climate relatively free from the threat of bully boy violence will be immense. But the accumulated experience of a decade of regularly scheduled elections, counter-insurgency campaigns and counterterrorism operations ought to help the state in providing stability and security.
It is hoped that the ECP and the caretaker governments will work closely and effectively with political parties to coordinate election-related activities. Mutual cooperation is in everyone’s interest.