New Delhi, March 1 : According to a report from the US State Department, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group has increased the number of its targeted attacks in Pakistan, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), with the goal of overthrowing the provincial government and enforcing Sharia law through a terror campaign against the military and the state, reported news agency IANS. The TTP uses the porous border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and the tribal belt on both sides as a sanctuary for the training and deployment of its operatives, according to the report "2021 Country Reports on Terrorism."

According to the statement, "TTP draws its ideological guidance from Al Qaeda, while elements of the terror group rely in part on TTP for safe haven in the Pashtun areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border," quoted IANS. "This arrangement has given TTP access to both Al Qaeda's global terrorist network and its members' operational expertise."

The tribal belt access to the border benefits a number of terrorist organisations that have been involved in major attacks in Pakistan, including the TTP, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), and the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP).

"Pakistan experienced significant terrorist activity during the year in review i.e 2021. In 2021, separatist militant groups conducted terrorist attacks against varied targets in Balochistan and Sindh provinces.