Punjabi Taliban

Punjabi Taliban
LeaderAsmatullah Muawiya
Dissolved2014
Active regionsPakistan (Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh), Afghanistan
Ideology
Political positionFar-right
Allies Pakistani Taliban
Al-Qaeda
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Opponents Pakistan
 United States
 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Battles and wars

The Punjabi Taliban (Punjabi: پنجابی طالبان), officially called Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Punjab (تحریک طالبان پنجاب), was an illegal Islamist group in Pakistan. The Punjabi Taliban was mostly made up of Punjabis and was based in Punjab Province, whereas the Pakistani Taliban was dominated by Pashtuns and based in KPK.[1]

  1. ^ Hussain, Mujahid. Punjabi Taliban: Driving Extremism in Pakistan. Pentagon Press. ISBN 978-81-8274-592-6.

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