Punjabi Taliban
Former Punjabi terrorist group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Punjabi Taliban (Punjabi: پنجابی طالبان), formally called the Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Punjab (تحریکِ طالبان پنجاب), was an illegal Islamist group in Pakistan. The Punjabi Taliban was mostly made up of Punjabis and was based in Punjab Province, as opposed to the Pashtun-dominated TTP based in KPK.[1]
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Punjabi Taliban | |
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Leader | Asmatullah Muawiya |
Dissolved | 2014 |
Active regions | Pakistan (Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh), Afghanistan |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-right |
Allies | Pakistani Taliban Al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan |
Opponents | Pakistan United States Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
Battles and wars | |
Preceded by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan Jaish-e-Mohammed Various clandestine cell systems |
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