What in the World is Happening in Pakistan?

By Kevin Hulbert

Kevin Hulbert is a former senior intelligence officer in the CIA's Directorate of Operations who retired in June 2014.  He is currently the President of XK Group.  Kevin served multiple overseas tours as CIA Chief of Station and Deputy Chief of Station.

The last couple of weeks have seen almost daily terrorist attacks across Pakistan from a variety of bad actors: 

  • February 13:  A suicide bombing during a protest rally in Lahore.
  • February 14:  Two police officers were killed trying to defuse a terrorist bomb near a bus stop in Quetta. 
  • February 15:  A suicide bomber targeted a government compound in Mohman.
  • February 15:  A suicide bomber rammed a government van in Peshawar.
  • February 16:  A suicide bombing at the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Sufi Muslim shrine in Sehwan Sharif killed at least 75 people and injured more than 200 others.

February 16:  An IED attack on a Pakistan military convoy outside of Awaran.

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