Punjabi Taliban

Punjabi Taliban
LeaderAsmatullah Muawiya
Dissolved2014
CountryPakistan
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
Wars

The Punjabi Taliban (Punjabi: پنجابی طالبان), officially called Tehreek-e-Taliban Punjab (تحریک طالبان پنجاب), was a jihadist militant group in Pakistan active from 2002 until it was dissolved in 2014 by its leader Asmatullah Muawiya. The Punjabi Taliban was mostly made up of Punjabis and was based in Punjab Province, as opposed to the Pakistani Taliban which was dominated by Pashtuns and based in the KPK.