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| India-Pakistan |
| Fighting terrorism |
| 2016-01-26 |
| [Dawn] THE Bacha Khan University attack forced us to relive the horrors of APS. The punditry following the attack tells me that it may have come as an even bigger shock than APS to most. The state's consistently positive readouts on Zarb-e-Azb ..the Pak offensive against Qaeda in Pakistain and the Pak Taliban in North Wazoo. The name refers to the sword of the Prophet (PTUI!)... and the improvement in the overall security situation over the past year seemed to have convinced people that the Taliban were no longer in a position to pull off something like this again. This is perplexing. On the one hand, the palatable feeling among commentators that Charsadda must necessarily cast doubt over the efficacy of the military's anti-TTP efforts points to little more than a case of unrealistic expectations. If you look at contemporary insurgencies around the world, one common trend is immediately apparent: holy warrior groups manage to retain the capacity to attack state interests long after they have passed their peak. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |