Nepal, July 1 -- On June 27, terrorists believed to belong to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) faction attacked the Pakistan Rangers headquarters in Karachi, where three paramilitary troops were killed. The attackers-around nine of them-were eliminated except one, who was reportedly captured alive. The group also claimed responsibility for the attack.

The JuA was formed in 2014 and is believed to be based in Lalpura, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. It has been active in the tribal areas of Pakistan, especially the Mohmand Agency and has actively carried out terrorist attacks; the most deadly among them was the 2016 Easter attack. The faction shares a complex relationship with the TTP-breaking away in 2014, mergin...