The Pakistani Taliban seem poised to exploit the security vacuum rendered by the impending US withdrawal from Afghanistan The 21 April suicide bombing at the Serena hotel in Quetta was perhaps the most spectacular terror attack that took place in Pakistan this year. Instead of Baloch separatist militants, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – also called […]
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid shared details of the deadly attack on Quetta’s Serena Hotel, which cost 5 lives and wounded several. According to him, the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber using some 60 to 70 kg of plastic explosive C4. Commenting on prior security arrangements, he noted: “We had handed over […]
The Wednesday night car bombing at Quetta’s five-star Serena hotel brought Pakistan back into the global spotlight. The attack exposed the gaps in even the strongest of security mechanisms aimed at preventing asymmetric attacks with a hundred percent efficiency. Even though Pakistan has made solid efforts to counter terrorism, the forces of anarchy and chaos […]