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India-Pakistan
Security forces kill seven terrorists trying to infiltrate Pak-Afghan border in North Waziristan
2024-04-18
[GEO.TV] Security forces have killed seven Death Eaters trying to infiltrate the Pakistain-Afghanistan border
...also known as Pashtunistan, home of ignorance, poverty, and automatic weapons...
in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Wazoo district, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said the security forces on April 16 (Tuesday) detected a movement of a group of seven Death Eaters near the Pakistain-Afghanistan border in Spinkai area of Ghulam Khan in the tribal district.

"The infiltrators were surrounded, effectively engaged and after an intense fire exchange, all seven territories were sent to hell," it added.

A large quantity of weapons, ammunition, and explosives was also recovered from the killed terrorists, the statement added.

The statement highlighted that Pakistain has consistently been asking the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
-led interim Afghan government to ensure effective border management on their side of the border.

The military urged the interim rulers to fulfill their obligations and deny the use of Afghan soil by Death Eaters for perpetuating acts of terrorism against Pakistain.

"Security forces of Pakistain are determined and remain committed to securing its borders and eliminating the menace of terrorism from the country," read the ISPR’s statement.

Pakistain has time and again urged the Afghan authorities to take meaningful action against Death Eaters using the neighbouring country’s soil to launch attacks inside Pakistain.

Last month, Pakistain carried out an intelligence-based anti-terrorist operation inside Afghanistan on, whose prime target was the Death Eaters belonging to Hafiz Gul Bahadur
...a member of the Madda Khel clan of the Uthmanzai Waziris. Educated in a Deobandi madrassa located in Multan, he is affiliated with the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party. Upon the formation of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007, he was announced as the group's overall naib amir under Baitullah Mehsud, who was based in South Wazoo, but has largely distanced himself from the TTP due to rivalries with the Mehsuds and disagreements about the TTP's attacks against the Pak state..

Group along with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP).

Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group had earlier grabbed credit for the terrorist attack.

"This group is responsible for multiple terrorist attacks inside Pakistain, resulting in death of hundreds of civilians and law-enforcement officials. The latest attack took place on 16 March 2024 at a security post in Mir Ali in North Waziristan and claimed the lives of seven Pak soldiers," said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 18 after over 13 hours after the operation.

A day earlier, Pakistain Army’s top commanders were briefed on how terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan pose a threat to regional and global security, besides acting as proxies against Pakistain and its economic interests, especially the China-Pakistain Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Related:
Inter-Services Public Relations: 2024-04-10 Security forces kill two terrorists in South Waziristan IBO
Inter-Services Public Relations: 2024-04-08 Law enforcers gun down two terrorists in North Wazoo
Inter-Services Public Relations: 2024-04-07 Two terrorists neutralised in Panjgur
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Spinkai: 2017-12-01 Roadside bomb kills 5 pro-govt fighters in South Waziristan
Spinkai: 2017-07-24 Operation Khyber-IV: army clears terrorist strongholds in Rajgal valley
Spinkai: 2013-05-13 Taliban expel agents of 33 candidates: Peaceful polling, good turnout in Fata
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Ghulam Khan: 2023-02-14 Eight injured in blast near car carrying wounded ASI in North Waziristan
Ghulam Khan: 2022-12-11 4 IS-K terrorists killed in joint operation near Pak-Afghan border: CTD
Ghulam Khan: 2022-07-25 Agreement with Kabul reached to facilitate coal trade for power generation
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2024-04-08 Shangla attack: Report reveals vehicle carrying Chinese nationals was not bullet, bomb-proof
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2024-04-08 Law enforcers gun down two terrorists in North Wazoo
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Hafiz Gul Bahadur 03-/22/2024 Islamabad not seeking armed conflict with Kabul, says defence ministerHafiz Gul Bahadur 03-/19/2024 Pakistan hits TTP hideouts in border regions inside Afghanistan amid spike in terror attacksHafiz Gul Bahadur 11-/28/2023 Pakistan blames Afghan national for suicide bombing that killed two civilians

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India-Pakistan
Islamabad not seeking armed conflict with Kabul, says defence minister
2024-03-22
Of course. They’d much rather the Taliban simply surrender to their manifestly superior force, not to mention Allah’s clear will in this matter.
[GEO.TV] Days after Pakistain hit outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Pakistain (TTP) targets inside Afghanistan, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Islamabad does not want any "armed conflict" with Kabul.

"Force is the last resort. We do not want to have an armed conflict with Afghanistan," Asif said while speaking to the Voice of America.

The defence minister's remarks come as the neighbouring countries have experienced a spike in their already tense bilateral relations over increasing terrorist attacks by the TTP and other banned outfits, which are based in Afghanistan, inside Pak territory.

On Monday, Pakistain carried out intelligence-based operations (IBOs) targeting TTP's Hafiz Gul Bahadur
...a member of the Madda Khel clan of the Uthmanzai Waziris. Educated in a Deobandi madrassa located in Multan, he is affiliated with the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party. Upon the formation of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007, he was announced as the group's overall naib amir under Baitullah Mehsud, who was based in South Wazoo, but has largely distanced himself from the TTP due to rivalries with the Mehsuds and disagreements about the TTP's attacks against the Pak state..
Group which is responsible for the March 16 attack in Mir Ali, North Wazoo and multiple other terrorist attacks in the country.

Islamabad's action came following a deadly attack on Pak forces which resulted in the martyrdom of seven soldiers including a lieutenant colonel and captain.

Pakistain has repeatedly called on the Afghan interim government to prevent its soil from being used against Pakistain by TTP and other holy warrior organizations — a claim vehemently denied by Kabul.

'NOT LET TTP START A WAR'
Terming Pakistain's military action inside Afghanistan as a necessary message against increasing cross-border terrorism, the minister called on the Afghan interim regime to "control" the TTP and "not let them start a war" with Pakistain while living in Afghanistan.

"We cannot continue like this," he said, adding that Islamabad will be forced to retaliate if the TTP continues its attacks.

Elaborating on the prospects of bilateral trade and prospects of providing an economic corridor to Kabul, owing to the country being landlocked, Asif questioned why Islamabad should entertain such a possibility if the neighbouring country treats it "like an enemy".

As reported by the VOA, around 5,000 to 6,000 TTP fighters reside in Afghanistan after being driven out of Pak territory owing to the military's wide-scale anti-terror operation in erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along the border with Afghanistan.

Furthermore, United Nations
...boodling on the grand scale...
' assessments also confirm TTP's presence in Afghanistan, the publication added.

Expressing his views on TTP's presence inside Afghanistan, the defence minister said that the holy warrior group was "being allowed" to operate as part of the interim Afghan government's bid to prevent its fighters from joining IS-Khorasan Province (ISKP) — a rival group which has been engaged in armed conflict with the Afghan regime.

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Afghanistan
Pakistan hits TTP hideouts in border regions inside Afghanistan amid spike in terror attacks
2024-03-19
[GEO.TV] Pak forces this morning carried out intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in the border regions inside Afghanistan against snuffies launching attacks in Pakistain from Afghan soil, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Monday.

The target of today’s operation was the snuffies belonging to Hafiz Gul Bahadur
...a member of the Madda Khel clan of the Uthmanzai Waziris. Educated in a Deobandi madrassa located in Multan, he is affiliated with the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party. Upon the formation of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007, he was announced as the group's overall naib amir under Baitullah Mehsud, who was based in South Wazoo, but has largely distanced himself from the TTP due to rivalries with the Mehsuds and disagreements about the TTP's attacks against the Pak state..
Group, which along with the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Pakistain (TTP), is responsible for the March 16 attack in Mir Ali, North Wazoo and multiple other terrorist attacks in the country, resulting in deaths of hundreds of civilians and law enforcement officials.

On Saturday, at least seven Pakistain Army soldiers — including a lieutenant colonel and captain — embraced martyrdom after gallantly fighting with snuffies as they attacked a security forces' post in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

The Foreign Office (FO) issued a detailed statement on the matter, saying that Pakistain, for the past two years, has repeatedly conveyed its serious concerns to the interim Afghan Government over the presence of terror outfits including TTP inside Afghanistan.

It said that these snuffies pose a grave threat to Pakistain’s security and have consistently used Afghan territory to launch terror attacks inside Pak territory.

Pakistain accords prime importance to the illusory sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan. It has, therefore, always prioritised dialogue and cooperation to confront the terrorist threat.

"We have repeatedly urged the Afghan authorities to take concrete and effective action to ensure that the Afghan soil is not used as a staging ground for terrorism against Pakistain. We have also called on them to deny safe havens to TTP and to hand over its leadership to Pakistain," the FO said.

The statement added that Pakistain has great respect for the people of Afghanistan; however, certain elements among those in power in Afghanistan are actively patronising TTP and using them as a proxy against Pakistain.

"Such an approach against a brotherly country, which stood with the people of Afghanistan through thick and thin, manifests shortsightedness. It ignores the support extended by Pakistain to the people of Afghanistan over the last several decades.

"We urge these elements in power to rethink the policy of siding with Khwarij snuffies shedding the blood of innocent Paks and to make a clear choice to stand with the people of Pakistain," it added.

The FO further stated that terrorist groups like TTP are a collective threat to regional peace and security.

"We fully realise the challenge Afghan authorities face in combating the threat posed by the TTP. Pakistain would therefore continue to work towards finding joint solutions in countering terrorism and to prevent any terrorist organization from sabotaging bilateral relations with Afghanistan," the statement concluded.

However,
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well...
the Afghan Taliban claimed that two air strikes carried out inside Afghanistan by Pak forces had killed right people in the war-torn country.

"The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan does not allow anyone to compromise security by using Afghan territory," said Zabiullah Mujahid, a front man of the Taliban administration, in a Rooters report.

He added that the strikes took place in the eastern border provinces of Khost and Paktika
...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
Related:
Hafiz Gul Bahadur: 2023-11-28 Pakistan blames Afghan national for suicide bombing that killed two civilians
Hafiz Gul Bahadur: 2023-05-02 Key commander among seven ‘militants’ arrested in N.Wazoo
Hafiz Gul Bahadur: 2023-03-13 Daily Evacuation Brief March 13, 2023
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Mir Ali: 2024-03-17 7 Pak Army personnel including 2 officers martyred in North Waziristan terror attack
Mir Ali: 2024-01-08 Four dead, three wounded in firing on two vehicles in KP's Kurram
Mir Ali: 2023-11-14 Two soldiers martyred in N Waziristan gun battle
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North Waziristan: 2024-03-17 Good Morning
North Waziristan: 2024-03-03 Security forces gun down three terrorists in KP shootout
North Waziristan: 2024-03-01 Good Morning
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India-Pakistan
Pakistan blames Afghan national for suicide bombing that killed two civilians
2023-11-28
[AMU.TV] A suicide kaboom in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu District, affiliated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadur
...a member of the Madda Khel clan of the Uthmanzai Waziris. Educated in a Deobandi madrassa located in Multan, he is affiliated with the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party. Upon the formation of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007, he was announced as the group's overall naib amir under Baitullah Mehsud, who was based in South Wazoo, but has largely distanced himself from the TTP due to rivalries with the Mehsuds and disagreements about the TTP's attacks against the Pak state..
Group, killed at least two civilians and left 10 others injured, including three Pak soldiers, as reported by the military’s media wing on Monday.

According to Pakistain’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the jacket wallah responsible for the attack was identified as an Afghan national.

The tragic incident occurred in the Bakka Khel area on Sunday, where a cycle of violence-borne suicide bomber detonated explosives.

Out of the maimed, seven were civilians, while three were soldiers, the ISPR stated. A sanitization operation is underway in the area to eliminate any remaining terrorists.

"The security forces of Pakistain are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism, and such sacrifices of our brave civilians and soldiers further strengthen our resolve," affirmed the ISPR.

The group responsible for the bombing is a faction of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban
...Arabic for students...
Pakistain (TTP). Pakistain has witnessed a surge in terrorism in recent months, with the TTP and other murderous Moslem outfits intensifying actions against security forces. In response, the state has launched operations to curb terrorism.

A report released by Pakistain’s Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) in October highlighted that security forces lost at least 386 personnel in the first nine months of 2023, marking an eight-year high.

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
were identified as the primary centers of violence, contributing to nearly 94% of all fatalities and 89% of recorded attacks, encompassing incidents of terrorism and security forces operations during this period.

Related:
Bannu District: 2023-09-22 Six terrorists involved in Bannu suicide attack killed
Bannu District: 2023-09-01 Nine soldiers martyred in Bannu suicide bombing
Bannu District: 2022-06-06 7 terrorists killed in North Waziristan, Bannu IBOs: ISPRNaveed Siddiqui
Related:
Hafiz Gul Bahadur: 2023-05-02 Key commander among seven ‘militants’ arrested in N.Wazoo
Hafiz Gul Bahadur: 2023-03-13 Daily Evacuation Brief March 13, 2023
Hafiz Gul Bahadur: 2022-07-24 3 terrorists killed, 4 apprehended in North Waziristan operations: ISPR
Related:
Bakka Khel: 2015-06-27 Wounds of Waziristan
Bakka Khel: 2009-12-02 Five terrorists killed in SWA, Swat Operation
Bakka Khel: 2009-06-02 Talibs Abduct Hundreds of Schoolkids in N. Wazoo
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TTP: 2023-11-24 Pakistan Army's top brass reaffirms unequivocal diplomatic, political support to Palestinians
TTP: 2023-11-23 Two soldiers martyred in North Waziristan terror attack on security convoy
TTP: 2023-11-22 Three terrorists gunned down in separate KP IBOs
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2023-11-22 Three terrorists gunned down in separate KP IBOs
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2023-11-18 After blasting old-timers, Baby Bhutto says old politics Pakistan's worst enemy
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2023-11-09 Security forces gun down two terrorists in IBO near Pak-Afghan border
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Balochistan: 2023-11-26 More than 400,000 Afghan migrants return home from Iran
Balochistan: 2023-11-26 One million Afghan migrants to be deported by January next year: Pakistani official
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India-Pakistan
Cop martyred in Quetta
2023-08-04
[Dawn] In a second assassination on police in as many days, another official belonging to Hazara
...a grouping of Dari-speaking people of Sino-Tibetan descent inhabiting Afghanistan and Pakistain. They are predominantly Shia Moslems and not particularly warlike, which makes them favored targets...
community was martyred in Quetta on Wednesday.

The deadly shooting on the Benazir Bhutto
... 11th Prime Minister of Pakistain in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996. She was the daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of the Pakistain People's Party, who was murdered at the instigation of General Ayub Khan. She was murdered in her turn by person or persons unknown while campaigning in late 2007. Suspects include, to note just a few, Baitullah Mehsud, General Pervez Musharraf, the ISI, al-Qaeda in Pakistain, and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, who shows remarkably little curiosity about who done her in...
overhead bridge marked the third killing of police personnel belonging to the Hazara community within the past 24 hours in Quetta.

Police constable Mohammad Jawad was on his way to perform duty in the Police Lines area when the assailants sprayed him with bullets using automatic weapons, officials said.

On Tuesday, two coppers guarding a polio
...Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Between 1840 and the 1950s, polio was a worldwide epidemic. Since the development of polio vaccines the disease has been largely wiped out in the civilized world. However, since the vaccine is known to make Moslem pee-pees shrink and renders females sterile, bookish, and unsubmissive it is not widely used by the turban and automatic weapons set. Currently the disease is only found in Pakistain and Afghanistain...
vaccination team were rubbed out in the Nawa Killi area on the first day of a week-long vaccination drive. Both cops were also from the Hazara community.

In response to the attacks, the Hazara community expressed their grief and anger by blocking the western bypass in protest. The protest caused traffic suspension for several hours. No group or individual immediately grabbed credit for the shootings.

The situation remains tense as the authorities search for the perpetrators behind the attacks and try to bring justice to the families of the martyred.
Related:
Hazara: 2023-07-20 Daily Evacuation Brief July 20, 2023
Hazara: 2023-07-18 Afghanistan's Shi'ite Minority Suffers 'Systematic Discrimination' Under Taliban Rule
Hazara: 2023-06-25 Daily Evacuation Brief June 21-25, 2023
Related:
Quetta: 2023-07-20 TTP men used US weapons, uniforms in Zhob attack
Quetta: 2023-07-16 Khawaja Asif blasts Afghanistan after surge in TTP terror attacks
Quetta: 2023-07-13 9 soldiers embrace martyrdom as military winds up operation after ‘dastardly’ attack on Zhob garrison: ISPR
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India-Pakistan
'Mr Ten Percent' should put country first and honour BB's legacy: Zalmay Khalilzad
2023-04-17
[GEO.TV] Former US envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday slammed former president and Pakistain Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Ten Percent Zardari
...former president of Pakistain, husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, who has been singularly lacking in curiosity about who done her in...
, calling him "Pakistain’s Mr 10 Percent".

The former US envoy said that the PPP co-chairman should "put the country first and honour the legacy of BB [Benazir Bhutto
... 11th Prime Minister of Pakistain in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996. She was the daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of the Pakistain People's Party, who was murdered at the instigation of General Ayub Khan. She was murdered in her turn by person or persons unknown while campaigning in late 2007. Suspects include, to note just a few, Baitullah Mehsud, General Pervez Musharraf, the ISI, al-Qaeda in Pakistain, and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, who shows remarkably little curiosity about who done her in...
In an interview with senior journalist Hamid Mir on the Geo News programme "Capital Talk" on Friday, the former president had said Khalilzad is a "double agent" who was on "a payroll".

During the interview, Zardari was questioned regarding the support Khalilzad had shown to the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) — the former ruling party led by Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality disorders...
In response, the former president said that Khalilzad was a salaried person. "He is in a lobby and an agent. A double agent of CIA [Central Intelligence Agency]."

When asked about the negative things Khalilzad had written about Zardari in his book, he said: "Of course, why would he write anything good about me? They can’t tolerate anyone who has roots in the country, can save the country, or loves it. Obviously, he won’t write anything nice."

In response to this, the former US envoy took to Twitter and wrote: "Responding to Pakistain's "Mr. 10 Percent": I do not lobby for anyone or any country and am no one's agent. I have shared my sincere concern about Pakistain's triple crisis, which unfortunately is intensifying, and have suggested what should be done. "Mr. Ten Percent" should put country first and honor BB's legacy, to preclude a meltdown that will hurt the 220 million people who — unlike him and others like him, do not own posh homes in several countries that they can run away to. The Pak establishment and the country's politicians must commit to rule of law, starting by not splitting the Supreme Court, but instead, implementing its decisions."

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India-Pakistan
Pakistan to Grill Afghan Taliban over Connection with Local ‘Terrorists’
2023-01-08
[KhaamaPress] Pakistain would approach the Taliban
...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.

THE CONTROVERSY
The Afghan Taliban recently dismissed Pakistain’s view that the TTP was operating out of the neighboring country.

However,
the hip bone's connected to the leg bone...
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.
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Afghanistan
Pakistani Delegation Meets TTP Leaders in Kabul: Sources
2022-07-29
[KhaamaPress] A delegation of the Islamic Clerics of Pakistain led by Muhammad Taqi Usmani, a well-known Pak Islamic scholar, met with the leaders of the Tahreek-e-Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
Pakistain (TTP) in Kabul, according to sources.

During the meeting with the delegation, TTP repeated their demands — including the release of its members from the Pak prisons — saying they won’t compromise in their demands, the sources said.

"Yesterday, the delegation of Islamic Clerics of Pakistain has met with Noor Wali, leader of the Taliban Pakistain in Kabul, and from my point of view the trip is an improvement," said Tahir Khan, a journalist, as TOLOnews quoted.

In a photo shown by Pak media, a number of leaders of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain can be seen talking to the Pak delegation in Kabul.

Meanwhile,
...back at the wreckage, Captain Poindexter wished he had thought to pack sun block...
the Islamic Emirate leadership confirmed their meeting, saying Pak delegation came to Kabul to discuss bilateral relation between the two countries, but avoided further details on the matter.

"The delegation of Islamic Clerics of Pakistain have come to Kabul to discuss education, economic and bilateral relations between the two countries—there are no more details in this regard," said Bilal Karimi, deputy front man of the Islamic Emirate, as local media quoted.

However,
it's easy to be generous with someone else's money...
a number of analysts shared various thoughts on the trip Pak delegation made to Kabul in order to meet the PPT members.

"If Afghanistan can make peace between them, it will be good for Afghanistan, but the most essential thing is that Afghanistan must preserve its home," said Waheed Faqiri, political analyst.

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP), commonly known as the Pak Taliban, is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed bully boy 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.

TTP has a number of demands from the government of Pakistain, which includes lifting of all sanctions imposed on its leaders, the return of the Taliban to Pakistain’s tribal areas, the release of all prisoners, and the withdrawal of the Mighty Pak Army from these areas.
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India-Pakistan
3 terrorists killed, 4 apprehended in North Waziristan operations: ISPR
2022-07-24
[Dawn] Says all Death Eaters were affiliated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadur
...a member of the Madda Khel clan of the Uthmanzai Waziris. Educated in a Deobandi madrassa located in Multan, he is affiliated with the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party. Upon the formation of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007, he was announced as the group's overall naib amir under Baitullah Mehsud, who was based in South Wazoo, but has largely distanced himself from the TTP due to rivalries with the Mehsuds and disagreements about the TTP's attacks against the Pak state..
group.


Security forces killed three and apprehended four Death Eaters during two intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in North Wazoo district on Saturday, according to a statement issued by the military’s media wing.

The Inter-Services Public Relations statement said a high-value terrorist commander, along with three other Death Eaters, was captured in an injured condition in the first operation. It added that three bad boyz were potted in a second operation.

"Weapons, ammunition and IEDs (improvised bombs) were also recovered. All the Death Eaters (killed and apprehended) were affiliated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group.

"These Death Eaters remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces, extortion for ransom and killing of innocent citizens," the ISPR said.

On July 13, the ISPR said security for­ces killed six Death Eaters dur­ing an IBO in North Waziristan’s Datta­khel area. A soldier was also martyred.

Clashes between security forces and suspected Death Eaters in North Waziristan tri­bal district have become quite frequent in recent months.

Late last month, two soldiers were martyred and seven Death Eaters killed during an exchange of fire in North Waziristan’s Ghulam Khan Kalle area.
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India-Pakistan
Security forces kill TTP terrorist in South Waziristan
2021-04-14
[DAILYTIMES.PK] Security forces during an operation on Tuesday killed a Tehrik-e-Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Pakistain (TTP) terrorist in Ladha, South Wazoo, Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement.TTP terrorist Pir, alias Asad, was killed after security forces conducted an operation in the Ladha region of South Waziristan after the reports of snuffies in the region emerged.

After an intense exchange of fire, the terrorist named Pir alias Asad was rubbed out.

Terrorist, Asad was an active member of TTP’s Baitullah Mehsud group in Ladha since 2006, said the military’s media wing. The TTP terrorist remained actively involved in terror activities

Earlier during another exchange of fire, one terrorist named Zahid ud Din resident of Dewagar, North Waziristan was killed.

Terrorist Zahid ud Din was an active member of TTP in the Dewagar and Kharseen areas, said the ISPR, adding that the TTP terrorist remained actively involved in murders, terrorist activities against security forces, extortion and planting IEDs.
Related:
Ladha: 2021-03-09 Military kills 6 TTP commanders among 12 in back-to-back days
Ladha: 2021-03-08 Four terrorists killed in two operations, says ISPR
Ladha: 2020-03-20 Tunisia: Ennahda Party threatened with more resignations
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Baitullah Mehsud group: 2021-02-28 Security forces kill most-wanted TTP militant in South Waziristan
Baitullah Mehsud group: 2011-09-05 Trucking through Pakistan: A dirty business
Baitullah Mehsud group: 2009-08-17 'Maulvi Nazir' among 17 killed in Taliban infighting
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India-Pakistan
Military kills 6 TTP commanders among 12 in back-to-back days
2021-03-09
[DailyTimes.pk] The security forces killed four terrorists, including three Tehrik-e-Taliban
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(TTP) commanders, in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Wazoo districts, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday.

According to details, the security forces conducted two separate IBOs on terrorist hideouts in Datta Khel, North Waziristan, and Zoida, South Waziristan, said the ISPR in a blurb.

During the intense exchange of fire, four forces of Evil including terrorist commanders Abdul Adam Zeb alias Dung (TTP Bismillah group), terrorist commander Molvi Mehboob alias Molvi (TTP Sajna group) and terrorist commander Mir Salam alias Anas (TTP Sajna group) were killed, said the ISPR.

Terrorist commander Abdul Adam Zeb had remained involved in more than 20 terrorist activities against security forces, law enforcement agencies and local population since 2014 including IED attacks, firing, attacks on government buildings, murder, kidnapping for ransom, extortion and recruiting & organising forces of Evil in Muhammad Khel, Boya and Datakhel areas of North Waziristan and Zoida areas of South Waziristan, said the ISPR.

Terrorist commanders Molvi Mehboob and Mir Salam were close associates of Baitullah Mehsud and other TTP’s terrorist commanders.

They remained involved in the attacks on security forces and LEAs’ check posts, military convoys, attack on Ladha Fort in 2007, IED attacks and other sabotage activities in South Waziristan, said the ISPR.
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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Four terrorists killed in two operations, says ISPR
2021-03-08
[Dawn] Four bad boyz were potted when security forces conducted two intelligence-based operations at Data­khel in North Wazoo tribal district and at Zoida in South Waziristan tribal district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday.

According to the ISPR, during an intense exchange of fire, terrorist commander Abdul Adam Zeb alias Dung, who belonged to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban
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Pakistain’s Bismillah group, and terrorist commanders Molvi Mehboob alias Molvi and Mir Salam alias Anas, who were associated with the TTP Sajna group, were killed.

Abdul Adam Zeb had been involved in more than 20 terrorist activities against security forces, law enforcement agencies and local population since 2014. He was involved in IED attacks, firing, attacks on government buildings, assassinations, kidnapping for ransom, extortion and recruiting and organising bandidos bandidos bad boys in Mohammad Khel, Boya and Datakhel areas of North Waziristan and Zoida area of South Waziristan.

Molvi Mehboob and Mir Salam were close associates of Baitullah Mehsud and TTP’s other terrorist commanders. They were involved in attacks on security forces and law enforcement agencies’ check-posts, military convoys, attack on Ladha Fort in 2007, IED attacks and other sabotage activities in South Waziristan.
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