...the Pashtun equivalent of men...leadership with a fresh demand to deny the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) and its affiliates any space on the Afghan soil, official sources told The Express Tribune on Wednesday.
This came a day after at least 11 bad boyz were potted in an intelligence-based operation by the local security forces in Pakistain’s South Wazoo on Thursday, aimed at curtailing the rising militancy in the country.
While security forces in Pakistain decided to deal with the TTP and other terrorist groups with iron hands, the Afghan Taliban would be questioned to cooperate in this endeavor, according to reports, adding the Afghan Taliban would be given one choice: "either you are with Pakistain or with the TTP".
There has been a surge in terrorist attacks in recent months, where TTP grabbed credit for more than 140 terrorist attacks in the last three months, including the first suicide kaboom in Islamabad in eight years.
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The Afghan Taliban recently dismissed Pakistain’s view that the TTP was operating out of the neighboring country.
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the Afghan Taliban’s claim was already rebutted by several international reports, including the UN monitors, who revealed that the thousands of TTP holy warriors were operating out of Afghan soil, as the Tribune wrote.
Last month, Pak Taliban announced they no longer abide by a month-long ceasefire with the government, urging fighters to resume attacks in retaliation towards a continuous military campaigns.
Mohammad Khurasani, a front man for the Death Eater group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) told Rooters in a text message that its leadership had decided to end the ceasefire with Pakistain, as India Express reported.
According to a statement, the TTP leadership urged its fighters to resume attacks in retaliation towards a continuous military campaign against them.
The Pak military has carried out several offensives against the turbans in their strongholds in remote lawless districts bordering Afghanistan.
There was no immediate response from the government.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) — commonly known as the Pak Taliban — is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed Death Eater groups operating along the Afghan—Pak border.
Formed in 2007 by Baitullah Mehsud, its current leader is Noor Wali Mehsud, who has publicly pledged allegiance to the Afghan Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan).
Most Taliban groups in Pakistain coalesce under the TTP. Among the stated objectives of TTP is resistance against the Pak state. The TTP’s aim is to overthrow the government of Pakistain by waging a terrorist campaign against the Pakistain armed forces and the state.
The TTP has carried out some of the bloodiest attacks inside Pakistain since 2007. It is not directly affiliated with the Afghan Taliban, but pledges allegiance to them.