The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on police in Lahore, Punjab, marking a resurgence of their activities in the region after several years. The attacks, which occurred on April 24th, 28th, and May 1st, resulted in the death of a police officer, Rana Muhammad Arshad, in the Chowk Misri Shah area, and the seizure of a policeman's weapon. This recent spike in violence includes the killing of a TTP militant in clashes with security forces in Rawalpindi. This marks the TTP's first claimed attack on police in Lahore in several years.
More TTP activity in Punjab: TTP-linked channel reports death of a militant in clashes with Pakistani security forces in Rawalpindi. #Pakistan https://t.co/cg10VkUD5i
The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) operational network has resurfaced in Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, after several years, with three attacks on the police occurring within one week on April 24th, 28th, and May 1st. In one attack, they also seized a policeman's…
TKD MONITORING: A channel affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban claims that the attack in Lahore was carried out by the TTP. https://t.co/FPJqvKUFK8
Pakistani Taliban (TTP) claimed responsibility for the killing of a police officer, Rana Muhammad Arshad, in a targeted attack in Lahore, the capital city of Punjab. This marks the TTP's first claimed attack on police in Lahore in several years. https://t.co/KI7N2mhxNV
#Pakistan: A pro-TTP channel reports that a policeman was shot dead by a TTP militant last night in the Chowk Misri Shah area of Lahore, in Punjab province. This is the 2nd attack that has occurred in Lahore district in the last 72 hours that targeted policemen & both were… https://t.co/MoRfmQQBI9 https://t.co/RwoGQS6rD1