The dominant faction of the Mehsud group, which controlled the TTP until Hakimullah Mehsud’s death, on May 28 announced it would disassociate itself from the TTP. “The subsequent and ongoing battle for supremacy between the two factions will prove to be deadly for Pakistan’s security,” Sameer Patil, associate national security fellow at Mumbai-based research group Gateway House, said in a statement. “We can expect more attacks of this nature.”
Airport Bloodshed Shows Wide Split on Pakistan’s Future
Sameer Patil, Associate Fellow, National Security, Gateway House, was interviewed by Bloomberg Businessweek after the terror attack at Karachi airport. In the article he talks about the implications of the split within the Pakistani Taliban.