Pakistan [[electronic resource] ] : terrorism ground zero / / Rohan Gunaratna and Khuram Iqbal

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778930303321
• Autore: Gunaratna Rohan <1961->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Reaktion Books, 2011
• ISBN: 1-280-49367-4; 9786613588906; 1-78023-009-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (322 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): IqbalKhuram
• Disciplina: 363.325095491
• Soggetti: Terrorism - Pakistan - Prevention; Terrorism - Prevention - International cooperation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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