Major General Sanaullah and Lt Colnol has died in IED blast in upper dir

[FCPX]

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.

 

[Sashan]

RIP brave ones. It always feels sad when soldiers die for whatever reason. Can imagine what their families will be going through now.

 

[Gryphon]

BTW, has Pakistan ever lost such a high ranking officer before, to the TTP or other domestic groups?

High-profile police and army officers killed to-date - thenews.com.pk

TTP claims responsibility for killing of Pak Army officers

September 15, 2013

PESHAWAR: The proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the stunning attack that killed three Pakistan army officials including two officers in Upper Dir region this morning, in what could be seen as major blow to government's ongoing efforts to end the insurgency in the country.

TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said that the bomb attack was carried out by its Swat chapter and the umbrella organization accepted the responsibility for the killings of senior military officers including a Major General and a Lt Colonel.

Talking to senior journalist and Geo News anchor Saleem Safi from an undisclosed location, the TTP spokesman said that the militant outfit held a meeting of its Shura (central decision making body), to consider Islamabad’s talks offer.

Shahid called for troops pull out from insurgency stricken areas before holding negotiations.

He said that the government following talks in the past betrayed the militants and they were wary of entering agreement with the incumbent setup this time around.

The TTP spokesman said that the government had not made any formal contact with the militants so far.

TTP claims responsibility for killing of Pak Army officers - thenews.com.pk

 

[Bratva]

TTP has claimed responsibility, according to Dawn.

Frankly, the assassination of such high ranking officers is rather worrisome. Maybe they simply laid an IED and got lucky. On the other hand, if these officers were the actual intended target, that poses some serious questions, about who is supplying the TTP with the intel about their movements, why there was no recce or sanitization of the route and so on.

It is unlikely that they could have targeted them without inside info about their movements.

BTW, has Pakistan ever lost such a high ranking officer before, to the TTP or other domestic groups?

1 LT.GEN and 2 Maj.Generals, this is 3rd Maj. General killed

 

[ExtraOdinary]

TTP has claimed responsibility, according to Dawn.

Frankly, the assassination of such high ranking officers is rather worrisome. Maybe they simply laid an IED and got lucky. On the other hand, if these officers were the actual intended target, that poses some serious questions, about who is supplying the TTP with the intel about their movements, why there was no recce or sanitization of the route and so on.

It is unlikely that they could have targeted them without inside info about their movements.

BTW, has Pakistan ever lost such a high ranking officer before, to the TTP or other domestic groups?

A certain Major General Alvi of the SSG in 2008, but I guess he had retired by then. He was also the brother in law of VS Naipaul.

 

[Leader]

this is so bad, I cannot really believe we have again lost our top ranks to these jungli jahil talibans....

 

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[Dillinger]

1 LT.GEN and 2 Maj.Generals, this is 3rd Maj. General killed

Perhaps I am misconstruing what you've written but the news report states that only one Major General was killed. So where did the 3 Major Generals come from?

 

[Barakah]

Perhaps I am misconstruing what you've written but the news report states that only one Major General was killed. So where did the 3 Major Generals come from?

hes talking about the total number of high ranking officers

 

[Dillinger]

hes talking about the total number of high ranking officers

You mean over the years Taliban has killed 3 Major generals? 3 division level commanders!

 

[Bratva]

Perhaps I am misconstruing what you've written but the news report states that only one Major General was killed. So where did the 3 Major Generals come from?

High-profile police and army officers killed to-date - thenews.com.pk

 

[Axis Of Logic]

1 LT.GEN and 2 Maj.Generals, this is 3rd Maj. General killed

One of them was Lt. General Mushtaq who was a surgeon in Pakistan Army! He was killed when a suicide bomber hit his vehicle in Rawalpindi.

 

[Bratva]

You mean over the years Taliban has killed 3 Major generals? 3 division level commanders!

1 Major General , If i recall correctly died when his helicopter crashed in tribal agency due to technical fault.

General among seven Army officers killed

 

[Areesh]

Incompetency of PA is amazing. Don't know how to even call this blunder as a bravery. Don't know for how many times we are going to swept our incompetency under the carpet of bravery. Idiots can't even do a proper recce of the route of there high officials.

 

[Assault Rifle]

@karan.1970 @balixd @Roybot

TTP said their Swat chapter carried out the attack.

@janon
Maj.General Umer Bilal was killed along with a Brigadier & others due a suicide bombing in Rawalpindi mosque in 2009.