After Pakistan judge killing, a fight over who claims it
Modern terrorist attacks no longer end when the shooting stops. Increasingly, a second battle begins immediately afterward: the struggle over who receives credit. In an era of encrypted communications, instant messaging and digital propaganda, attaching an organization’s name to an attack can be almost as valuable as the hit itself.
- ▪Modern terrorist attacks no longer end when the shooting stops.
- ▪Increasingly, a second battle begins immediately afterward: the struggle over who receives credit.
- ▪In an era of encrypted communications, instant messaging and digital propaganda, attaching an organization’s name to an attack can be almost as valuable as the hit itself.
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| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:58:41 +0000 |
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Modern terrorist attacks no longer end when the shooting stops. Increasingly, a second battle begins immediately afterward: the struggle over who receives credit. In an era of encrypted communications, instant messaging and digital propaganda, attaching an organization’s name to an attack can be almost as valuable as the hit itself. The assassination of District and Sessions Judge Abdul Hakeem Kakar in Pakistan’s Mastung district on July 23, 2026, illustrates how attribution itself is becoming a weapon. Gunmen ambushed vehicles carrying judicial officers from Quetta to Mastung, killing Judge Kakar and his police guard. Additional Sessions Judge Tariq Lashari was seriously injured.
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