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*** 17-Feb-17 World View -- Pakistan promises to avenge 'each drop of blood' after multiple terror attacks
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Pakistan again in shock as Sufi shrine bombing is fifth terror attack in a week
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A Pakistani covered with blood sits with the body of a blast victim on Thursday (AFP)
The people of Pakistan are once again expressing shock at the
continuing string of violent terrorist attacks that target specific
religious groups, including Sufis, Shia Muslims, and Christians.
On Thursday, a suicide bomber blew himself at a Sufi shrine, the Lal
Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan, just north of Karachi, killing 76
people and injuring several hundred more. The shrine was targeted
during a a Sufi ritual called Dhamaal, when hundreds of devotees were
present inside the premises of the mausoleum of the saint Lal Shahbaz
Qalandar, which is the reason for huge numbers of casualties.
Jamaat ul-Ahrar (JuA, Assembly of Freedom) claimed responsibility.
JuA has long been one of the terrorist groups under the umbrella group
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). JuA split off from TTP in the middle
of 2014 in a disagreement caused by TTP's plans to hold peace talks
with Pakistan's government. JuA rejoined TTP in 2015, but has also
declared allegiance to the so-called Islamic State (IS or ISIS or ISIL
or Daesh). For that reason, ISIS is also claiming responsibility for
the attack.
On March 15, 2015, JuA claimed responsibility for suicide bombers at
two churches, one Catholic and one Protestant, also in Lahore, killing
15 people and injuring 70. Dawn (Pakistan) and BBC and AP
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**** Monday's terror attack in Lahore Pakistan kills dozens
****
On Monday, a strong explosion at Chairing Cross in Lahore, Pakistan,
killed at least 16 people and injured 73 more. The incident occurred
as hundreds of pharmacists were gathered to protest a new regulatory
law. Some analysts claim that the intended target was not the
pharmacists but the police guarding the protest. Jamaat ul-Ahrar
(JuA, Assembly of Freedom) took credit for Sunday's explosion in
Lahore.
On March 27 of last year, JuA took credit for the Easter massacre of
Christians in Lahore in a terror attack. That attack killed more than
69 people, mostly women and children, and injured more than 300. That
attack was supposed to kill Christians, but as it turned out, most of
the people killed were Muslims. At the time, a JuA spokesman issued a
statement: "Members of the Christian community who were celebrating
Easter today were our prime target. [However,] we didn't want to kill
women and children. Our targets were male members of the Christian
community."
There have been several terror attacks in the last week. On Sunday a
newsman was killed when his van was attacked. On Wednesday, three
suicide bombers killed seven people when they targeted villages around
Peshawar in northwest Pakistan. Daily Pakistan and Geo TV (Pakistan)
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**** Pakistan's government promises that each drop of blood will be avenged
****
In what has become a regular ritual, the government of Pakistan is
once again declaring war on the Taliban. According to critics, the
government only follows through half-heartedly on such announcements,
distinguishing "the good Taliban," which attacks targets in India,
from "the bad Taliban," which attacks targets in Pakistan. Often, the
same group is involved in both kinds of attacks.
Speaking on Thursday, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar
Javed Bajwa promised that each drop of blood will be avenged:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Each drop of nation’s blood shall be avenged, and
> revenged immediately. No more restraint for anyone. ...
>
> The active cooperation among the valorous citizen of the country,
> the Army, Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and intelligence
> agencies is cornerstone of Pakistan’s success against terrorism.
>
> The terrorists are trying to regroup in safe havens in Afghanistan
> and are attempting to spread doubts and despondency in the
> society, hence we all collectively shall fail their desperate
> maneuvers.
>
> Hostile agencies should avoid playing with regional peace and
> stability as we reserve the right to respond, despite our current
> policy of restraint."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
After a terror attack, many Pakistan Taliban terrorists flee across
the border into Afghanistan, where Pakistan's security forces are not
permitted to follow. Many Pakistanis blame India for providing safe
havens in Afghanistan to Pakistani Taliban terrorists. The News (Pakistan) and Pakistan Observer and India Today
Related Articles
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Pakistan, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine, Sehwan,
Sufi, Dhamaal, Lahore, Tehrik-e-Taliban, TTP, Pakistan Taliban,
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, JuA, Assembly of Freedom,
Islamic State / of Iraq and Syria/Sham/the Levant, IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh,
Chief of Army Staff, COAS, General Qamar Javed Bajwa,
Afghanistan, India
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Pakistan again in shock as Sufi shrine bombing is fifth terror attack in a week
- Monday's terror attack in Lahore Pakistan kills dozens
- Pakistan's government promises that each drop of blood will be avenged
****
**** Pakistan again in shock as Sufi shrine bombing is fifth terror attack in a week
****
A Pakistani covered with blood sits with the body of a blast victim on Thursday (AFP)
The people of Pakistan are once again expressing shock at the
continuing string of violent terrorist attacks that target specific
religious groups, including Sufis, Shia Muslims, and Christians.
On Thursday, a suicide bomber blew himself at a Sufi shrine, the Lal
Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan, just north of Karachi, killing 76
people and injuring several hundred more. The shrine was targeted
during a a Sufi ritual called Dhamaal, when hundreds of devotees were
present inside the premises of the mausoleum of the saint Lal Shahbaz
Qalandar, which is the reason for huge numbers of casualties.
Jamaat ul-Ahrar (JuA, Assembly of Freedom) claimed responsibility.
JuA has long been one of the terrorist groups under the umbrella group
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). JuA split off from TTP in the middle
of 2014 in a disagreement caused by TTP's plans to hold peace talks
with Pakistan's government. JuA rejoined TTP in 2015, but has also
declared allegiance to the so-called Islamic State (IS or ISIS or ISIL
or Daesh). For that reason, ISIS is also claiming responsibility for
the attack.
On March 15, 2015, JuA claimed responsibility for suicide bombers at
two churches, one Catholic and one Protestant, also in Lahore, killing
15 people and injuring 70. Dawn (Pakistan) and BBC and AP
****
**** Monday's terror attack in Lahore Pakistan kills dozens
****
On Monday, a strong explosion at Chairing Cross in Lahore, Pakistan,
killed at least 16 people and injured 73 more. The incident occurred
as hundreds of pharmacists were gathered to protest a new regulatory
law. Some analysts claim that the intended target was not the
pharmacists but the police guarding the protest. Jamaat ul-Ahrar
(JuA, Assembly of Freedom) took credit for Sunday's explosion in
Lahore.
On March 27 of last year, JuA took credit for the Easter massacre of
Christians in Lahore in a terror attack. That attack killed more than
69 people, mostly women and children, and injured more than 300. That
attack was supposed to kill Christians, but as it turned out, most of
the people killed were Muslims. At the time, a JuA spokesman issued a
statement: "Members of the Christian community who were celebrating
Easter today were our prime target. [However,] we didn't want to kill
women and children. Our targets were male members of the Christian
community."
There have been several terror attacks in the last week. On Sunday a
newsman was killed when his van was attacked. On Wednesday, three
suicide bombers killed seven people when they targeted villages around
Peshawar in northwest Pakistan. Daily Pakistan and Geo TV (Pakistan)
****
**** Pakistan's government promises that each drop of blood will be avenged
****
In what has become a regular ritual, the government of Pakistan is
once again declaring war on the Taliban. According to critics, the
government only follows through half-heartedly on such announcements,
distinguishing "the good Taliban," which attacks targets in India,
from "the bad Taliban," which attacks targets in Pakistan. Often, the
same group is involved in both kinds of attacks.
Speaking on Thursday, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar
Javed Bajwa promised that each drop of blood will be avenged:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Each drop of nation’s blood shall be avenged, and
> revenged immediately. No more restraint for anyone. ...
>
> The active cooperation among the valorous citizen of the country,
> the Army, Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and intelligence
> agencies is cornerstone of Pakistan’s success against terrorism.
>
> The terrorists are trying to regroup in safe havens in Afghanistan
> and are attempting to spread doubts and despondency in the
> society, hence we all collectively shall fail their desperate
> maneuvers.
>
> Hostile agencies should avoid playing with regional peace and
> stability as we reserve the right to respond, despite our current
> policy of restraint."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
After a terror attack, many Pakistan Taliban terrorists flee across
the border into Afghanistan, where Pakistan's security forces are not
permitted to follow. Many Pakistanis blame India for providing safe
havens in Afghanistan to Pakistani Taliban terrorists. The News (Pakistan) and Pakistan Observer and India Today
Related Articles
- Pakistan reels after 60 young police cadets killed in terror attack in Balochistan (26-Oct-2016)
- Quetta Pakistan terror attack kills 75, while unrest grows in Kashmir (09-Aug-2016)
- Pakistan Taliban branch takes credit for Easter massacre of Christians in Lahore (28-Mar-2016)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Pakistan, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine, Sehwan,
Sufi, Dhamaal, Lahore, Tehrik-e-Taliban, TTP, Pakistan Taliban,
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, JuA, Assembly of Freedom,
Islamic State / of Iraq and Syria/Sham/the Levant, IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh,
Chief of Army Staff, COAS, General Qamar Javed Bajwa,
Afghanistan, India
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