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The ability of Pakistan Counter Terrorism Force to deal with terrorism?

Dr. Asim RazaEditor International & Diplomatic Affairs • Islamabad / Lahore Bureau
The ability of Pakistan Counter Terrorism Force to deal with terrorism?

📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:

  • The Urdu Post (Monitoring Desk): Prefer DW over Google Lieutenant General (retd) Naeem Khalid Lodhi said that Pakistan's police do not have the c.
  • Questions have long been raised about the ability of the police to handle such sensitive situations in Pakistan. The Counter-Terrorism Department.
  • Experts believe that deputing regular police personnel to the CTD only makes it less effective, as regular police personnel do not have the train.

The Urdu Post (Monitoring Desk): Prefer DW over Google Lieutenant General (retd) Naeem Khalid Lodhi said that Pakistan's police do not have the capacity to fight terrorism and some other force should do the job.

Experts believe that deputing regular police personnel to the CTD only makes it less effective, as regular police personnel do not have the training needed to effectively deal with terrorism and save lives.

The CTD also faces a shortage of armored vehicles, bulletproof jeeps and modern weapons, even though these resources are needed to fight terrorists who the government itself describes as heavily armed and receiving external funding.

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Dr. Asim Raza

News Desk

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