The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan is responsible for over 100 cross-border attacks within Pakistan in July-Oct 2020, said United Nations’ 27th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team on Sunday.
The UN report submitted to the UN Security Council also lauded Pakistan’s steps against terrorism.
It said: “Pakistan took action against individuals engaging in terrorism financing and the freezing of the assets of designated individuals and entities.”
According to the report, the TTP saw the “reunification of splinter groups that took place in Afghanistan”. It added that “five entities pledged alliance to TTP in July and August (2020), including the Shahryar Mehsud group, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, Hizb-ul-Ahrar, the Amjad Farooqi group and the Usman Saifullah group (formerly known as Lashkar-e- Jhangvi).”
The merger of these groups has enhanced the terrorism threat in Pakistan and the region, it said, adding that the group was responsible for numerous attacks in the country. “The TTP was responsible for more than 100 cross-border attacks between July and October 2020,” the report said, adding that based on estimates, the TTP’s fighting strength ranges between 2,500 and 6,000.
Last year, Pakistan had handed over a dossier to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the Indian sponsorship of TTP and JuA.
