Policy folly

Context:

• In the recent Bomb blast in Pakistan’s mosque near the police line area took around 100 lives, and was considered as an act which the nation has to pay for its deeds.

Behind the attack:

• Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP): TTP is a group belong to Pakistani version of the Sunni Islamist insurgency. The blast bears the hallmarks of a TTP attack which targeted at security personnel.
• Result of misdeeds: Pakistan was largely seen as one of the victors of the Afghan civil war and supported Taliban’s capture of Kabul.
• Historical support to terror groups: As Pakistan since its inception has supported terrorist groups and several times it backfired its own people and territory.