Another day, another attack in Pakistan?
As Pakistan's military is prepping their strike against the Taliban in South Waziristan, the militants seem to be attacking right back. Dressed as police officers, attackers besieged three different law enforcement agencies in the city of Lahore killing over 30 people.
This is just the latest in a series of brazen attacks from militants. Is it a sign of weakness in the government's efforts? Or is it a new desperate tactic from a Taliban that is facing certain doom in South Waziristan?
Turning the attacks against Pakistani cities certainly hasn't seemed to win the Taliban any converts among the residents there. From a Lahore blog:
If you're in Pakistan let us know how the attacks are affecting daily life. Are they at all?
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Five militants scaled the wall of the police training center, where more than 800 recruits had just started classes, said Maj. Gen. Shafqat Ahmed, the officer commanding security forces in Lahore.
In the ensuing two-hour battle between the hundreds of army commandos and the gunmen, one attacker was killed early on and another detonated a suicide bomb. The three surviving militants then tried to move to a residential compound, but families locked themselves inside while commandos fired on the assailants.
This is just the latest in a series of brazen attacks from militants. Is it a sign of weakness in the government's efforts? Or is it a new desperate tactic from a Taliban that is facing certain doom in South Waziristan?
Turning the attacks against Pakistani cities certainly hasn't seemed to win the Taliban any converts among the residents there. From a Lahore blog:
Yes, we are living in insecure times and when a full-fledged war is being raged against these mug-heads, they are sure to strike back. What makes all Pakistanis proud is the sacrifice of life that our soldiers and policemen are making to fight terrorism and to protect common citizens like you and me.
We should pray for these brave sons of the soil and help them by providing any information that we are able to gather against terrorists or suspicious activities around our cities and neighborhoods.
To all the policemen who lost their life today in Lahore and Kohat; every Lahori and Pakistani salutes you!
If you're in Pakistan let us know how the attacks are affecting daily life. Are they at all?
Recently from the Current News Blog:
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- Military recruiting up, thanks to the recession
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