The decision to create the new unit follows several years of deadly attacks targeting writers, atheists, foreigners and other perceived enemies of Islam, though there have been no major attacks since July 2016.
A government document detailing plans for the new unit says it will include special tactical field teams and intelligence experts.
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Experts today said the move would help maintain security control. Security analyst Abdur Rashid said keeping up with extremist group's constantly changing tactics means "we need a specialised unit.
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