Counter-terrorism police investigating ‘highly targeted’ attacks on Pakistani dissidents in UK

Exclusive: victims in hiding after attacks involving physical assault, attempted arson and the use of firearms

Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism command is investigating a series of highly targeted" attacks on two Pakistani dissidents living in Britain which may bear the hallmarks of states using criminal proxies to silence their critics.

One person has been arrested after a series of four attacks which began on Christmas Eve. One of the attacks involved a firearm.