ADVERTISEMENTWitnesses said speakers at the rally had warned that providing security and eliminating militancy were the state’s responsibility. But militants have surfaced again in recent months, heightening fears that the Pakistani Taliban are trying to re-establish a foothold in the valley. TTP Links Draw SuspicionNo group immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday’s bombing, but suspicion is expected to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP. Besides, many Pakistani militants’ leaders and fighters are believed to have taken refuge in Afghanistan since 2021. Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of sheltering TTP militants, an allegation Kabul denies.