Pakistan Security Brief
Reports show al Qaeda intelligence chief killed in drone strike; Pakistan to close Afghan border during elections; Four police die in Indian Kashmir attack; Eleven die in Karachi ANP bombing; Five die in TTP bombing on MQM office; Five people die in targeted attacks in Karachi; Intelligence reveals TTP plan to kidnap Musharraf; Karachi police arrest four TTP members; Ranger dies after shooting attack; Militants attack PPP office; Attackers lob grenades at house in Quetta
Drone Strike
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On Friday, reports indicated that a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan on April 17th killed al Qaeda intelligence and security chief Abu Ubaidah Abdullah Al Adam. Abdullah was a Palestinian, raised in Saudi Arabia, who replaced Abu Jehad Al Misri after Misri was killed in an North Waziristan drone strike in 2008[1]
Pak-Afghan Relations
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Pakistani authorities reported on Friday their plans to close the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan during the general election on May 11, to help prevent terrorist attacks during voting.[2]
India-Pakistan Relations
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On Friday, militants opened fire on and killed four policemen in Hygam village, north of Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.[3]
Militancy
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On Friday, at least eleven people were killed and over forty injured in an attack on an Awami National Party (ANP) office in Karachi’s Mominabad area just before a political meeting. Earlier on Friday, two people were injured when militants threw a grenade at an ANP candidate in Muzaffarabad Colony in Landhi, Karachi.[4]
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On Thursday, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants bombed a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) electoral office in North Nazimabad, Karachi, killing five people and injuring twelve others. All of the casualties were members of the MQM. MQM leadership announced a day of mourning on Friday, shutting down much of Karachi with general strikes and closed schools.
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Five more people were killed in targeted attacks throughout Karachi on Thursday. In a separate episode of political violence on Thursday, militants shot and killed a Pakistani Muslim Leage (PML-N) member in Model Colony, Karachi. Another MQM member was gunned down near Safoora Chowrangi. In a separate incident, motorcyclists shot and killed a man in Sakhi Hassan as he was returning from teaching at a school. Elsewhere, a man was killed outside his house in Korangi after motorcyclists opened fire on him. Another man was killed when motorcyclists shot and killed him in near Akbari Masjid in Banaras.[5]
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On Thursday, Karachi police and counter terrorism units arrested eight suspected militants near Ghani Chowrangi, four of whom were allegedly TTP members.[6]
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On Friday, Pakistani intelligence officials warned that the TTP has a comprehensive plan to kidnap former President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, and has two teams prepared to strike.[7]
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On Thursday night, a Ranger was shot to death by unknown attackers in Hyderabad, Sindh.[8]
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On Thursday, Peshawar police seized a weapons and ammunition cache from a bus at the Peshawar General Bus Stand before the bus left for Karachi.[9]
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On Thursday, a roadside bomb killed one person and injured three more in Parachinar, Kurram agency.[10]
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On Thursday, militants attacked an office for the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Noshki area, Quetta, injuring a man when they threw a grenade. In another Thursday attack, armed motorcyclists shot and killed a man in Wahdat Colony area, Quetta.[11]
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On Friday, unknown attackers threw a grenade at a house on Sariab Road, Quetta, causing no casualties.[1][12]
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On Thursday morning, unknown attackers threw a grenade at a house in Merozai area, Kohat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, damaging the house but causing no casualties.[13]
