ATHENS [Greece]: Eight Pakistan nationals have been arrested in Greece for plotting terror attacks, according to unconfirmed reports, Greek City Times reported. Greek City Times is a Greek lifestyle site.
The arrests have once again brought the spotlight back on Pakistan which has been the main spreader of jihadist terrorism across the globe. Jihadist terrorism in Europe emerged in the 1990s. In many European countries, awareness of this new development took some time. In fact, the threat posed by jihadist terrorism was underestimated, overlooked, and often misunderstood.
Of all different kinds of political-religious terrorism, transnational jihadist terrorism is the most threatening one to Western values, interests and societies. This form of terrorism is the product of a combination of Islamist ideology and the idea of jihad, as per Greek City Times. According to, Greek City Times, Pakistan-origin terrorists have been at the forefront of executing this form of terrorism. In September 2020, Europe felt a sudden jolt when arrest warrants were issued for fourteen Pakistanis in Italy in connection with the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris.
It confirmed the growing presence of Pakistani radicals in Europe. French authorities in December 2020 arrested four more Pakistani nationals who had prior knowledge of the attack. Ever since, Pakistani terror supporters have been under constant watch in the UK, Spain, Italy, France and Germany. In another incident of Pakistan-origin terrorists planning a terror attack on European soil, Greek police arrested two Pakistani nationals in March 2023 who were allegedly planning mass-casualty terrorist attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets in the country.