Abstract
We write in the aftermath of another bomb attack in a Pakistani city
(August 2009). This time it is Lahore, where this year there have
already been three attacks striking at the heart of the city. This signals
a conflict that is no longer restricted to the distant, remote regions of
Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) but is spreading
northwards and into Pakistan’s heartlands. The attacks were carried out
by the Taliban in retaliation for the military offensive in the Swat Valley
(in the North-West Frontier Province). The insurgency is viewed by
many ordinary Pakistanis as well as the state machinery as a major threat
to the country’s stability and trajectory (Mohammad 2008). Contrary
to the Taliban’s expectations, it is now fuelling considerable popular
support for the government’s actions.
(August 2009). This time it is Lahore, where this year there have
already been three attacks striking at the heart of the city. This signals
a conflict that is no longer restricted to the distant, remote regions of
Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) but is spreading
northwards and into Pakistan’s heartlands. The attacks were carried out
by the Taliban in retaliation for the military offensive in the Swat Valley
(in the North-West Frontier Province). The insurgency is viewed by
many ordinary Pakistanis as well as the state machinery as a major threat
to the country’s stability and trajectory (Mohammad 2008). Contrary
to the Taliban’s expectations, it is now fuelling considerable popular
support for the government’s actions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 199-204 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Antipode: A Radical Jounal of Geography |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 30 Nov 2010 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- radicalisation
- muslim societies
- war
- taliban
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan