Nature of the threat from the Punjabi Taliban







'The Punjabi Taliban' by Dr. Syed Manzar Abbas ZaidiCentre for International and Strategic Analysis, February 2014Executive Summary This paper discusses the evolution of the Punjabi Taliban in context of their organizational depth in Punjab in Pakistan, and argues since they share a confluence of interests with regards to global jihadism, they are a logical ally of the Taliban & al-­‐Qaeda

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