The Lahore attack: limits of Pakistan's counter-terrorism policy

The devastating terrorist attack in Lahore last month has exposed the limits of Pakistan’s militarised counter-terrorism approach and signifies a revival of the Pakistani Taliban groups in Afghanistan. A comprehensive counter-terrorism policy and counter-terrorism cooperation with its neighbours are...

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Autor principal: Abdul Basit
Outros Autores: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Formato: Commentary
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2016
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Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80211
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40447
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Resumo:The devastating terrorist attack in Lahore last month has exposed the limits of Pakistan’s militarised counter-terrorism approach and signifies a revival of the Pakistani Taliban groups in Afghanistan. A comprehensive counter-terrorism policy and counter-terrorism cooperation with its neighbours are required if Pakistan is not to suffer from intermittent terrorist attacks.