TTP now poses a bigger threat to Imran Khan govt in Pakistan: Report

The TTP has returned to violent ways since 2014 and since the summer of last year, engaged with the authorities frequently and more menacingly as the number of attacks by the group has surged in recent months in Pakistan, said International Forum For Right And Security (IFFRAS) as quoted by ANI.

According to the report, TTP increased its actions in Pakistan after Taliban captured power in Afghanistan last year.

The group has claimed to have carried out 32 attacks in August 2021 alone — the highest monthly figure this year. An attack on September 5 last year killed three Pakistani paramilitary forces, said IFFRAS.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been advocating ‘reconciliation’ with the TTP despite the constant attacks by the group in Pakistan.

Pakistan has been seeking the Taliban’s help against the TTP after Islamabad felicitated the Taliban to grab power in Afghanistan.

However, Islamabad appears to have seriously miscalculated its strategies, either deliberate or real – both are possible since the Taliban and the TTP enjoy considerable support from the society and even admirers among those holding key positions in the new regime in Kabul.

Islamabad now realises that Kabul will do nothing to evict the TTP, their ideological brothers who had fought alongside them and helped in their victory, said IFFRAS as quoted by ANI.