Pakistan sees upsurge in terrorism with recent killings of Sikhs, Shias
Some experts, says Pakistan’s intelligence community has failed to expand their network to the street and village levels.
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a new wave of terrorism with several incidents of target killings of Sikh and Shia minorities reported in the Peshawar region in recent years.
In the latest brutal act of terror, two Sikh shopkeepers were shot dead by unidentified assailants last Sunday morning in the Bazaar in Peshawar. After the attack, Peshawar’s Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ijaz Khan said, “We are investigating from different angles and it is confirmed that it’s an act of terrorism.”
However, as per some experts, Pakistan’s intelligence community has failed to expand their network to the street and village levels. They only function on an ad-hoc basis while pursuing a reactive doctrine instead of a proactive strategy, reported Pakistan-based media outlet The Frontier Post.
There is no single terror case in recent years, which had been neutralised by the Intelligence agencies before its occurrence.
Mostly, Police investigate the incidents to arrest the culprits after the commencement of the crime.