Pakistan : terrorism ground zero / Rohan Gunaratna and Khuram Iqbal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunaratna, Rohan, 1961-

Contributor:

Iqbal, Khuram.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Pakistan--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Prevention--International cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As made abundantly clear in the classified documents recently made public by WikiLeaks, Pakistan is the keystone in the international fight against terrorism today. After the US-led coalition targeted terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan, these groups, including al Qaeda and the Taliban, relocated to the Federally Administered Tribal Area of Pakistan. From its base in this remote, inhospitable region of Pakistan, al Qaeda and its associated cells have planned, prepared, and executed numerous terrorist attacks around the world, in addition to supporting and waging insurgencie

Contents:

Pakistan Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Acronyms; Introduction; 1. Tribal Pakistan: The Epicentre of Global Terrorism; 2. Understanding the Pakistani Taliban; 3. Terrorism and Karachi; 4. Mainland Pakistan Terrorist Groups; 5. Instability in the Region: The Wider Effect of Militancy in Pakistan; 6. The Suicide Terrorist Threat in Pakistan; 7. Is Pakistan the Ground Zero of Terrorism?; Appendices; References; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613588906

9781280493676

1280493674

9781780230092

1780230095

OCLC:

775302649