so far, Jana's reports have been true. Jana what do you think about this article? are these the people who have seen mehsud for what he really is? I mean a lot of people have realized the mehsud has killed more muslims compared to people in afghanistan.
Top Taliban leaders in Pak break away
30 Jul 2008, 0055 hrs IST,PTI
ISLAMABAD: Four senior leaders of the Pakistani Taliban from the tribal areas have formed a new group after breaking away from the organisation led by commander Baitullah Mehsud.
Salar Masood, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman in Bajaur Agency, told reporters on phone from an unknown location that Maulvi Munir, Abdul Wahab, Maulvi Abdul Waheed and he had "resigned" from Mehsud's group and formed the "Tehrik-e-Taliban Al-Jehad".
Masood said they presented their resignations to Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief in Bajaur Agency.
He said some members of the Pakistani Taliban had killed innocent people and he had complained about this to Mehsud. However, no attention was paid to the complaint and thus the four leaders had resigned in protest, Masood said.
Meanwhile, eight tribes in Hangu district of the North West Frontier Province have decided not to shelter local Taliban and any other extremist or armed group in their areas, a tribal elder has said.
The tribesmen also vowed to help the authorities in expelling Taliban and members of other fundamentalist armed factions from their areas, said Malik Jalil-ur-Rehman.
The decision was made at a jirga attended by over 100 members from the eight tribes.
The Hangu district, located along the border of the semi-autonomous Aurakzai Agency, has witnessed several incidents of violence in recent months. Earlier this month, the local Taliban in Hangu shot dead 15 paramilitary troops who were heading to a fort under the protection of tribal elders.
Security forces then launched a major operation against the Taliban and killed 20 of them. The members of the eight tribes decided that every tribe will be responsible for the security of their respective areas.
They said they would cooperate with the government to help establish its writ and to expel the Taliban. They also called on the government to ensure the security of the main roads leading to the area.
Top Taliban leaders in Pak break away-Pakistan-World-The Times of India