The Pakistani Taliban mentioned on Thursday they might not lengthen the ceasefire agreed final month, accusing the federal government in Islamabad of not respecting the ceasefire and failing to launch its 102 fighters.
The terrorist group, also referred to as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, has been behind a number of assaults on Pakistani safety forces and civilians over the previous 14 years.
The TTP was additionally behind the 2014 assault on an army-run college within the northwestern metropolis of Peshawar, wherein 154 individuals had been killed, principally college kids.
They are a separate group from the Taliban in Afghanistan, which occupied that nation in August. However, the 2 teams are shut allies and TTP leaders and fighters have sought asylum throughout the border in Afghanistan for years.
A press release by TTP spokesman Mohammad Khurasani claimed that regardless of the ceasefire settlement “which took effect on November 9 and was meant to give time for peace talks between the two sides” authorities forces proceed to marketing campaign towards the group. The ceasefire ends at midnight.
“It is not possible to continue the ceasefire under these circumstances,” Khurasani mentioned.
There was no instant remark from Pakistani officers.
The return of the Taliban to energy in Afghanistan has inspired the Pakistani Taliban and raised considerations of renewed violence inside Pakistan.
When Pakistan launched an operation within the northwest in 2013 to drive out TTP fighters, almost 1,000,000 individuals had been displaced. They returned to their properties after 2017, when Pakistan claimed victory towards the terrorists.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
