Pakistan army sees 'internal threats' as greatest security risk

Senate of Pakistan

Pakistan army sees 'internal threats' as greatest security risk

January 3, 2013

The Pakistan army has changed its operational priorities for the first time in eleven years and described internal threats as the greatest risk to the country’s security. The ongoing guerrilla war in the tribal area near borders with Afghanistan and armed attacks from different groups and elements on security installations and in cities were mentioned as biggest security threat in the new ‘army doctrine.’ The army publishes the doctrine to review its war preparedness and capabilities in order to keep them on the right track. A new chapter, ‘sub-conventional warfare’ has been included in the “green book” for the first time. Without naming characters in the war, the book talked about few groups and elements and also mentioned cross-border attacks from Afghanistan.

Source: Dawn News