PAK ARMY STRIKES KILL
38 TALIBAN
The attack came as Pakistani
fighter jets launched air strikes on militant hideouts in the north-west
killing at least 38 people, in the latest retaliation for attacks by the
insurgents that have derailed peace talks. The province borders lawless tribal
areas where alQaeda and Taliban led militants have sanctuaries.
The early morning strikes made on
militant hideouts in the Tirah valley of the Khyber tribal district where third
in the series of raids by the Pakistan Air Force on 20th Feb. It is confirmed
that 38 terrorists including some important commanders were killed, during the
jets strikes and also some hideouts were completely destroyed. Improvised explosive
devices making factories and explosive material were also destroyed. On Saturday
at least 10 militants were also killed when Pakistani gunship helicopters
pounded Taliban hideouts in Thall village in Hangu district, near the tribal
areas where militants linked to the Taliban and al Qaeda have strongholds.
Peace talks between government of
Pakistan and Taliban stalled last week due to a recent surge in insurgent
attacks and a claim by a Taliban faction that it had killed 23 kidnapped
soldiers. The government of Pakistan mediators have set a Taliban ceasefire as
a precondition for another round of talks. It is said that the Taliban still
wish to engage in peace dialogue to solve the country’s problems. According them
“we were ready to talk before and are ready now.”
The government of Pakistan wanted
Taliban to accept the constitution of Pakistan through dialogue but this
constitution did not have a single Islamic clause in it.
According to the statement from
Taliban, the government decided to pull the plug on the peace talks with Taliban
as the Pm of Pakistan and the military leadership decided that proceeding with
the peace talks amid the bombings and slaughter of soldiers would be injustice
to terror victims.
The Taliban leadership stated
that it does not accept the constitution of Pakistan and claims that it has the
backing of majority of Pakistan’s clerics.
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