Pakistan's Descent into Chaos: Terrorist & Drone Attacks

Add Pankaj Mishra to the list of bleed hearts.

Kukikhel areas of Tirah fall to militants

LANDI KOTAL: Taliban took full control of Kukikhel-dominated areas of Tirah as more families left their homes and moved to Jamrud.

Sources said that besides fortifying their positions in the newly-occupied localities, Taliban had also torched houses of some Kukikhel elders in Bagh and Sra Vela. They said Taliban in announcements made on loudspeakers from local mosques had asked residents to hoist white flags atop their houses and volunteer one person from each family to join the Taliban.

“The entire Tirah valley, except Bazaar Zakhakhel, is now under effective control of three militant groups, Tehrik-i-Taliban
Pakistan (Tariq Afridi group), Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-i-Islam and Ansaarul Islam,” confirmed Bakhtiar Mohmand, assistant political agent of Jamrud.

He said that while Taliban entrenched themselves in Kukikhel areas, Mangal Bagh was holding the fort in Sipah and Malikdinkhel areas, but the Zakhakhel tribe was in control of Bazaar Zakhakhel.

The official said that his administration had made arrangements to shift Kukikhel families to Jalozai camp, established for internally displaced families of Bara, but so far no-one had approached them.

“Most of the displaced families have opted to live with their relatives in different parts of Jamrud and only a few were without any abode but they too were reluctant to go to Jalozai and preferred rented houses,” he said.

Muhammad Irfan, a resident of Jamrud, told Dawn that except for Puk Darra and Daman-i-Koh, all areas, including Sra Vela, Bagh, Pathai, Ghakhai, Baarhi Saporhi and Maniyakhel, had fallen to Taliban and residents had moved to Ali Masjid and Ghundi in Jamrud. He however, denied that any offer had been made by the political administration to any of the displaced families and said they had not received any assistance from local authorities.

He said residents of Puk Darra and Daman-i-Koh were also eager to leave their homes for fear of Taliban, but all routes leading to Jamrud and Bazaar Zakhakhel were either occupied by Taliban or activists of Lashkar-i-Islam. Muhammad Irfan conceded that the Kukikhel lashkar which was no match for the Taliban had to succumb to the Taliban pressure.

He said that except for two Kukikhel elders in Tirah, Malik Zabita Khan and Malik Zaboor, all other notables were against the formation of a lashkar or peace committee against Taliban in Tirah. “We were short of arms and ammunition and financial resources whereas Taliban were well-equipped and well-trained and, therefore, we would not be able to hold our ground for long against them,” he acknowledged. He also said that while Malik Zabita Khan and his family had come to Jamrud, Malik Zaboor fled to Afghanistan.

Both the Kukikhel elders had in February this year convened a jirga of their tribe and ordered all militant groups including Taliban to leave their area or face resistance.

In 2010, Taliban of the Tariq Afridi group established some hideouts in Dwa Thoe and Mehraban Kali after they had been forced to flee from Darra Adam Khel by security forces. Clashes have been taking place since then with Taliban carrying out at least two suicide attacks against Kukikhels in 2010 and 2011, killing more than a hundred tribesmen.

Khaistha Gul, another Kukikhel tribesman, said they had lost their homes and agricultural land to Taliban. The Kukikhels were also forced to surrender their arms at the Nakai checkpost near Nari Bara established by Lashkar-i-Islam.

He thanked the Al Khidmat Foundation which, he said, had set up a relief camp at Ali Masjid where displaced families were getting food and water. It was also providing transport to those who wanted to move to other places.

Taliban taking over pakistan is not descent into chaos but its fight to freedom from corrupt elites /feudal/Army.Taliban are robin hoods and should be seen in same light as indian maoists i.e. Gandhi with guns. Hence this thread title should be changed to "Pakistan's 2nd war to freedom for its soul".

It appears nothing much has changed in those areas since the days the Sikhs controlled those followed by the British. Jamrud Fort had a Gorkha Force and Hari Singh Nalwa laid down his life around Jamrud. Sikh, Pathan and Gorkha combination cotrolled that area between 1820 and 1947. Pakistan has but lost all those to Taliban or old time lashkars in new form and new names.

We need 20 Gorkha battalions to deploy there and keep thrashing those Lushkars around those khels and Kotals.

It is beyond the Pakjabies

Lahul Bila Kuwat

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Business as usual.

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ajtr the Paki female suicide bomber at it's best

Six people were reported killed in a suspected US drone strike in northwestern Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region on Saturday,



Six killed in drone attack in North Waziristan | DAWN.COM

i dont know why the govt is nt allowing to shoot the predators

move one crotale to miranshah

shoot the drone
ifpak response is zero

the taliban without knowing will claim the responsibility

Of course if Pakistan starts shooting down drones, Pakistan might not have an airforce any longer. If the Taliban gain power Pakistan will be designated a terrorist state and free fire zone.

pakistan islands

Actually its Laa Hawla wa Laa Quwwat

pakistan doesn't have a sling shot too shoot a pigeon down. If they shoot a drone down start
24 hour around the clock air strikes.

such as in the iran case?

taliban wont gain power(despite your funding)

the upcoming govt be it the PTI or PMLN

both are nt pro USA

so expect what i am saying on the exact date next year