Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “How much of a security threat is the Pakistani Taliban? | Inside Story” – below is their description.
Pakistan is mourning roughly a-hundred people killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar.
The attack was the latest in a series blamed on the Tehrik-e-Taliban, or the Pakistani Taliban.
The attack took place in a highly fortified police compound.
So was there a security failure?
And can the embattled government win the war against the armed group?
Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault
Guests:
Imtiaz Gul – Executive Director of the Center for Research and Security Studies
Javaid Ur-Rahman – Parliamentary Correspondent for Pakistan’s daily English-language newspaper, The Nation
Mosharraf Zaidi – Founder and Senior Fellow at Tabadlab, an advisory firm that focuses on public policy
Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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