Pakistan: Terrorism

An article highlights a recent terrorist act:

Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan, who was abducted in Pakistan two months ago, has appeared on a video that was shown on Pakistani television on Saturday saying he was being held by Pakistani Taliban militants and calling on his government to meet their demands. The ambassador, Tariq Azizuddin, was shown in the video sitting in a rugged mountain setting beside his driver and his personal guard, both of whom had been abducted with him. Three masked gunmen stood behind them. Mr. Azizuddin called on Pakistan’s foreign secretary, two friends who are Pakistan’s ambassadors to Iran and China, and his brother, Tahir Azizuddin, to do all they could to meet the demands of the Taliban.

I think this development is pretty interesting when looking into Pakistan's security. The capture of this individual illustrates a significant weakness in internal security protocol. This capture is a large setback for the Pakistani government. What will be important to watch now is exactly how the government will deal with the terrorist demands. With a much more key figure in the terrorist's possession the government may be forced to concede in some manner. It is unfortunate that the individual was captured however this may lead to a much needed security boost in Pakistan. Several terrorist groups seem to be able to operate efficiently and find easy ways to bomb various targets in the region. This may be a key signal to the Pakistani government that some type of hard action must be taken to finally quell the ever expanding reach of various terrorist cells.