‘No negotiations on the table’: Taliban deny ceasefire, attack police station in DI Khan

TTP gives out clear message after killing two police officials and injuring three more.


Afp November 24, 2011
‘No negotiations on the table’: Taliban deny ceasefire, attack police station in DI Khan

PESHAWAR: Rumours of possible negotiations were dealt a severe blow when the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) main spokesman categorically denied reports of a ceasefire after the militant group attacked a police station killing two police officers and injuring three more in Dera Ismail Khan on Wednesday.

“This police station was our target and our Mujahideens have carried out this attack,” the TTP’s main spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan, told reporters. “We accept responsibility for the attack,” he told AFP.

“We are not talking to the government and will not be part of any dialogue with the government. This is a clear message for those who are thinking that we are involved in negotiations.”

The attack came hours after reports that the militants have announced to observe a ceasefire in the South Waziristan Agency.

Ehsan denied the ceasefire and said that they do not know about any kind of ceasefire and that they will continue to carry out such attacks.

In Wednesday’s attack two police officers were killed — including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) — and three others were injured when militants carrying rocket propelled grenades and other heavy arms attacked the police station.

“Two of our police officers were killed in the attack and three more were injured. We also managed to kill two of the militants,” District Police Officer (DPO) Sohail Khalid told The Express Tribune.

Sources said that the attack took place at around 4:40 am when a huge explosion was heard near the police station building.

“There were about eight to 10 armed men that attacked the police station with rockets,” said the DPO.

The ASI who was killed was identified as Akram. Meanwhile, Khalid ruled out the possibility of any prior information of the attack. “It was an attack by militants, most probably from the tribal belt,” he said.

Station House Officer (SHO) Zulfiqar and four other police personnel were shifted to a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan.

Sources said the militants took away the arms present in the building at the time.

(WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY IFTIKHAR FIRDOUS and MANZOOR ALI IN PESHAWAR)

Published in The Express Tribune, November 24th, 2011.

COMMENTS (16)

bigsaf | 12 years ago | Reply

admit it or not TTP is funded and sponsored by your RAW.

Unfortunately this is the self-deception many Pakistanis who live in hate and denial like to tell themselves. It is simply untrue and uncredible, and there has been virtually no evidence provided by the Pak establishment.

It is as ridiculous as the old lie of 'sectarianism is committed by RAW' I used to hear in the 90's, sadly not just told by ignorant citizens, but many Pak security officials who straight out lied, gave no proof because they knew the truth of local and foreign extremist militants that were cultivated from the Wahhabi Zia years, but simply did not want to deal with the issue while bigots continued their proxy wars.

We have seen indian made weapons recovered from these savages.

No you haven't. It's a rumour that's been picked up by talking pundits. What is the credibility of this source and where is it from? Has there ever been a serious investigation or report that's actually proven it such? No, it's made up fantasy, and sadly Urdu newspaper opinion makers are partly to blame for propagating it.

most striking factor is that upon inspection of their genitals, they were uncircumcised which means they are definitely not muslims.

This was debunked ages ago and only ended up shaming those who brought it up.

Many men from the Tribal areas such as Waziristan miss out on circumcision due to reasons of poverty, lack of hospitals or barbers, or simply ignorance or lack of conviction of making it a priority. It kind of became ridiculous when our own wounded soldiers from the north were being identified as 'Indian agents' when they were discovered uncircumcised.

It has since then become a discredited methodology and test and no one repeats mentioning it anymore due to the embarrassment it caused. Unfortunately the conspiracy damage was already done for those steeped in confirmation bias.

Jawad | 12 years ago | Reply @Mirza: poor mirza...I thought india only had 12% unemployment ? I dont think ur read the article , typical liberal
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