Public security

What Can Pakistan's Security Services Learn from University Attack by Taliban?

An attack on a university in the northwestern town of Charsadda shows there are still lessons to be learned by Pakistan's security services, but what additional measures the military can take is uncertain.

The attack was carried out by four terrorists armed with AK-47s and grenades that took advantage of thick winter fog to scale a wall to the rear of Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, some 140km from the capital Islamabad.

Special police units were joined by their army colleagues and members of the special forces, who also used a helicopter to hunt down and kill the attackers. Though the security response was quick, 21 people were killed (not including the four attackers) and 50 injured.