According to the International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS), the domestic turmoil in Pakistan has shown no sign of ending and has diverted the government's already-wavering focus on militancy.
Pakistan faces multiple security and human rights challenges, including increasing violence by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, the Early Warning Project said in its 28-page report.
TTP is an umbrella organisation of several radical Sunni militant groups that seek to establish Sharia law in Pakistan. It has sanctuaries on either side of the Durand Line that divides Pakistan and Afghanistan; it has been a known ally of the Taliban regime, which was viewed till recently a
Pakistan has topped the list of countries at the highest risk of experiencing new mass killings, according to a new report by a US think-tank, Early Warning Project.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhary on Thursday lashed out at the coalition government of Shehbaz Sharif and claimed that there has been a 52 per cent rise in terror attacks since the regime changed.
TTP ended the ceasefire agreed with the government in June and ordered fighters to stage attacks across the country, the Dawn newspaper reported on Monday.
The list of designated terrorists includes Osama Mehmood the emir of AQIS, Atif Yahya Ghouri the deputy emir of AQIS and Muhammad Maruf, responsible for AQIS' recruiting branch. The State Department has also designated the deputy emir of TTP Qari Amjad, who oversees operations and militants
Pakistan home-grown monster Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is haunting Islamabad as it called off a shaky ceasefire with the government and ordered fighters to stage attacks across the country.
The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Monday called off a shaky ceasefire with the government and ordered fighters to stage attacks across the country.
Even though the Minister was released following talks, the incident reflected the growing influence of the TTP in Gilgit Baltistan in the occupied region, according to the Al Arabiya Post.
The residents believe the police stations were vacated out of fear of the Taliban, who oppose the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The Nation reported.