Niti Central clearly mentions common Deobandi identity of terror groups in Pakistan
In response to hangings and executions of terrorists in Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has intensified its attack in the country. The Pakistan government lifted the moratorium on hanging on December 17, 2014 in the wake of the Peshawar school carnage Dec 16 in which 141 people, mostly school children, were killed.
The deadly Peshawar school attack triggered shock and outrage across the world. Vowing not to show any distinction between good or bad Taliban, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced to take immediate action to combat terrorism. He announced to have a national plan in order to root out the curse of terrorism and extremism from the country.
According to Aljazeera, TTP termed the Peshawar school attack as a revenge for the Pakistani military targeting their own families under the operation ‘Zarb-e-azab’launched in June 2014 following a bloody attack on Karachi Airport. Army has claimed that more than 1,600 militants have been killed in the operation.
Its spokesperson Muhammad Khorasani was quoted as saying “the attack was in retaliation for an ongoing Pakistan Army operation against the TTP and its allies in the North Waziristan tribal area.”
TTP, an alliance of militant networks formed in 2007 to unify opposition against the Pakistani military, has intensified its attack in Pakistan after government lifted a moratorium on executions in terrorism-related cases in the aftermath of the Peshawar school attack.
Peshawar has been the site of frequent militant attacks since December 2014. On February 13, unidentified militants attacked a Shiite mosque in Peshawar during Friday prayers, killing at least 22 worshippers and injuring at least 60 others.
According to Daily Mail, TTP has claimed responsibility for gun and suicide attack on a Shiite mosque in Peshawar, saying it was revenge for a militant known as Doctor Usman, who was hanged in December last year.
In claiming Peshawar attack, the TTP vowed to continue their campaign of violence in Pakistan.
While Jundullah, a splinter group of TTP has claimed responsibility for the Rawalpindi imambargah attack on Wednesday that left three people dead. “The blast was a reaction to operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan,” he was quoted as saying by Dawn.
In its latest attack in Lahore police headquarters, a breakaway faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Jamaatul Ahrar, claimed responsibility for the attack.
In January, 49 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Sindh while seven people were killed when a Shia mosque in the city of Rawalpindi was targeted in a suicide bombing on January 10.
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has also challenged Pakistan government and pledged for revenge.
Undoubtedly, Pakistan has been a haven for extremists or Islamists militants belonging to various outfits, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (Pakistani Taliban), al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Jundallah, Jamaat ul Ahrar, Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), and the Haqqani network. All of these radical groups follow the extreme political and religious views of Wahhabism or Deobandi fundamentalism.
These attacks are clearly indicating that TTP and its allied group are making an attempt to create divisiveness amongst nation.
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