Media watch: Terror returns to Pakistan

The recent spike of terrorist activities all over the country suggest the enemy is regrouping.

Media watch is a daily round-up of key articles featured on news websites, hand-picked by The Express Tribune web staff.

Terror rising

This latest string of incidents in a week filled with death and malice ought to serve as a wakeup call to the government, military and all security agencies. The Taliban are, once again, on the move. They are taking advantage of the fact that the floods have diverted significant attention away from the war on terror. (dailytimes.com.pk)

Lakki Marwat blast

Clearly, the law enforcement agencies have been unable to control the scourge. It is a pity that the police department for instance, is still lacking modern equipment like the cell phone tracking system which could come in handy in identifying the attacker and preempting the attack.  (nation.com.pk)

Heartless butchery

To this extent the loss of life may be viewed as being caused by a security lapse – if you have the means to protect and then fail to install it then you fail the population you are there to protect. (thenews.com.pk)

Twenty killed, 90 injured in Kohat bomb blast

The blast was so devastating that it left an eight-foot deep and 20-foot wide crater. It shook the entire city and was heard in a radius of five kilometres, completely or partially destroying around 300 buildings, including a number of mosques, schools, markets, petrol pumps and shops. The police colony, comprising 35 houses, was reduced to rubble. (dawn.com)

Pakistani Taliban threaten more suicide attacks

"Americans are carrying out drone attacks with the permission of Pakistan and we will take revenge with suicide attacks on security forces, police and government offices," Taliban spokesman Azim Tariq told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location. (brecorder.com)