Pakistan Taliban refuses to disarm, threatens backlash

[SURYA-1]

The Pakistani Taliban have warned the government of severe backlash if it continues making claims of having broken the back of the militants in operations in different parts of the country's northwest.

A statement issued by the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan made a veiled
reference to interior minister Rehman Malik's remarks that the government had the militants in a corner thanks to its counter-terrorism strategy and rejected demands for a ceasefire ahead of any peace talks.

The statement was issued by the militants on Sunday, a day after Malik made the remark. Malik had also said that the people should unite to root out terrorism as Pakistan was moving towards becoming a "durable peace".

The Taliban said people calling on the militants to declare a ceasefire should seek an end to air strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas.

"Have those asking us to take serious steps ever called for a halt to the bombing of tribal regions by the Pakistan Air Force and American drones?" demanded the statement issued by Taliban spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan.

"We had offered peace talks in the national interest but secular elements did not like our serious offer and they have started making non-serious demands," Ihsan said.

Certain elements were describing the Taliban's offer of talks as a sign of weakness, he said. "Such remarks can force us into making a fearsome response," he warned.

The Taliban statement further called on the government to act quickly on its offer for talks as time was running out.

The militants have made several offers for talks to the government but Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Meshud has made it clear that his fighters will not disarm.

The government has insisted that the militants should lay down arms and declare a truce before any talks.


Pakistani Taliban refuses to disarm, threatens backlash - Hindustan Times

 

[bigzgvr4]

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[M.harris]

pathetic source

 

[Star Wars]

Hindustan Times is prolly one of the most trusted sources.... oh wait..its pathetic because its named "HINDU"istan times?

 

[SURYA-1]

pathetic source

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The Tekreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on
Sunday warned the
government of a severe
backlash against its wrongful
and exaggerated claim of
having broken the back of the militia. The warning comes a day after
Interior Minister Rehman Malik
said the government had TTP
in a corner through effective
use of its anti-terrorism
strategy. Malik also reportedly said in
Sialkot on Saturday that
Pakistan is now moving
towards the goal of ‘durable
peace’, political and economic
stability, urging the nation to unite for the sake of uprooting
terrorism and militancy from
the country. In a veiled reference to the
minister’s remarks, the TTP
also rejected demands for a
ceasefire and advised those
making such demands to call
for a halt to air assaults in the tribal regions. “Have those asking us to take
serious steps ever called for a
halt to the bombing of tribal
regions by the Pakistan Air
Force jets and American
drones,” the TTP statement said. The statement was read
out by the TTP spokesman,
Ehsanullah Ehsan in a
telephonic call from an
undisclosed location. “We had offered peace
dialogue in the national
interest but secular elements
did not like our serious offer
and they have started making
non-serious demands,” Ehsan quoted the TTP statement as
saying. He said that certain elements
are describing the TTP talks
offer as a sign of weakness.
“Such remarks can force us into
making a fearsome response,”
the TTP spokesman went on to say. The TTP statement said the
government should act now as
time is fast running out. Published in The Express Tribune, March 11th, 2013.


Fear us, don't Mock us

What about this Pakistani source ???

 

[GoodBoy]

Talibunnies called Rehman Malik as a joker recently.

 

[somebozo]

What TTP is doing is making a complete mockery of state failure an exposing Jhoota Mailk!

 

[CENTCOM]

Isn’t it ironic that people who keep killing innocent Pakistanis now come out and say, “fear us” or else we will kill more? It is amazing that, while they talk about peace, just yesterday one of their planted IED killed a Pakistani Army Captain and his two soldiers. Our condolences go out to the families of the brave Pakistanis who sacrificed their lives for their country. We also strongly condemn the threats made by TTP. Neither we, nor the Pakistani people, will fear them. They are cowards who hide in mountain holes while they use young brainwashed teenage kids to do their evil deeds. The Pakistani security forces are make inroads in the treacherous northern mountains and hunting down the terrorists who pride themselves in killing the innocent. We stand by you in your quest for a peaceful Pakistan without intimidation and fear.


Abdul Quddus
DET-United States Central Command
U.S. Central Command

 

[Hyperion]

Stop being an imbecile.

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"thank you come again"

 

[Armstrong]

@Hyperion : If you ever think of starting up a local Tribal Lashkar of yours - Count me in !

 

[Kashmiri Nationalist]

@Hyperion : If you ever think of starting up a local Tribal Lashkar of yours - Count me in !

Don't forget me.

 

[tarrar]

What an amazing source. But there can be no peace with these rented terrorists who are working for their foreign masters (US & India).

 

[RazPaK]

I think Pakistan Army should go suicide bomb TTP camps for a taste of their own medicine.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

They can continue to issue threats from their caves across the border.

We've killed many of their men and will fight them last man last bullet until mission is accomplished

 

[third eye]

Instead of discussing the subject @ hand it strange that ppl are trying to debunk the source.

They can continue to issue threats from their caves across the border.

We've killed many of their men and will fight them last man last bullet until mission is accomplished

They unfortunately seem to have similar intent.

Unless GOP steps up the pressure.