“Pakistan suspends expeditions after tourist massacre” read the latest news headlines in Pakistan after one of the worst incidents in the country’s tourism history where nine foreign tourists, and their Pakistani tour guide, were shot at point blank range by militants on the base camp of Nanga Parbat, in Gilgit-Baltistan region.
The Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were also quick enough to claim responsibility for this high profile attack, stating that their faction, Junud-e-Hafsa, was the main perpetrator of the attack. According to them, the attack was in response to the drone strike that killed Waliur Rehman, an influential TTP leader.
The moment TTP’s statement came out, there remained no doubt in everyone’s mind as to who the major culprits behind the attack were. Be it the world media, the local media, social media, Facebook or Twitter, all the mediums had one thing in common, ‘the Pakistani Taliban killed the foreign tourists.’
In terms of current trends and theories, when it comes to such incidents, allegations are laid either on the TTP or the Pakistan Army, involved in any incident, without leaving room for others. And even if you raise a debate hinting towards other possibilities, it is rejected as a conspiracy theory.
This is where it goes wrong.
Taking into account the Nanga Parbat incident, one has to think, ‘why did the Taliban go all the way to Nanga Parbat, kill some random tourists and then vanish into thin air?’
This may lead to several questions as well.
The Taliban attacked to avenge drones?
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