Intelligence officials were able to piece together the information about the attack after detaining a person suspected to be affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The man, who sources say belongs to Miramshah in North Waziristan, has told law enforcement agencies the identities of his two accomplices, but neither has yet been arrested.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the detainee disclosed that two men from Karachi, identified as Nauman and Zakar, completed terrorist training in South Waziristan and will be part of the attacks on the Presidency in Islamabad and the army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, as well as other defence-related targets.
Meanwhile, intelligence agencies have compiled a report on the activities of another man – Abid, alias Kalia – who is currently active in southern Punjab in recruitment and preparations for a terrorist campaign in Lahore.
According to the report, Abid is in the midst of preparing an explosives-laden vehicle to be used in carrying out attacks in the provincial capital. His targets are likely to include the Police Training Centre, the Inter-Services Intelligence complex, as well as Army and Rangers installations in the city.
Yet, despite having what appears to be an extraordinary level of detail about the terrorist’s plans, intelligence and law enforcement agencies have thus far failed to arrest the man.
The National Crisis Management Cell at the federal interior ministry – the country’s central counter-terrorism coordination body – forwarded the reports of the two terror plots to the home departments of provinces, as well as their police chiefs and heads of the provincial intelligence services.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 7th, 2011.
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Why did Tribune publish this story? To give an early warning to terrorists that they have been ear-dropped?
We have seen by now that taking TTP’s threats lightly could only result in more destruction. We have seen that no one is spared from their brutality and even high ranking government officials are regularly targeted and killed. It should be no surprise to any of us that these terrorists are busy carrying forward their dark and evil motives and plotting suicide attacks on the “several key state institutions including the Presidency and the Army headquarters”. It has become obvious that these cold hearted criminals have no remorse for humanity and they will attack and kill at any given chance. The truth continues to unveil itself, and now the responsibility rests upon us to not fall for their propaganda and provide them leeway by turning our attention away.
Our governments are working night and day to free the region from the wrath of terrorism. The seriousness of the situation requires us to refrain from indulging in the blame game while staying focused on defeating the common enemies for the sake of keeping our nations safer.
Incredible how widespread and nation-wide these terrorist plots were planned specifically to target us on Eid.
While foiled...this remains troubling...who or what holds us back?
Looks like they dont want to give peace a chance. but no worries, we will sit on our hands and do nothing, just so that we can show America that we are not doing their bidding, so what if Pakistanis die? They should sacrifice for their country.