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Abid Hussain

What is behind a resurgence of violent attacks in Pakistan?

A paramilitary soldier examines a damaged vehicle at the site of suicide bombing at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan [File: Arshad Butt/AP]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan is facing a resurgence of violent attacks, with analysts saying the government must immediately devise a strategy to counter the threat to internal security as the country heads into an election year.

Sunday saw at least nine attacks in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, killing at least six security personnel. Two of those attacks have so far been claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an armed group also known as Pakistani Taliban for its ideological affinity with the Afghan Taliban.

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