Hafiz Gul Bahadar group urges locals to vacate N Waziristan

Pamphlet asks residents to vacate North Waziristan by June 10.

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: The faction of the Taliban led by Hafiz Gul Bahadar in North Waziristan has urged locals in the region to vacate the area before June 10, according to a pamphlet distributed to media on Friday.

According to the pamphlet, the militant group is preparing to fight against the security forces' planned operation in the agency and has given residents of the area until June 10 to vacate the area and move to safety.

The pamphlet said the government of Pakistan breached the peace accord with them by launching air strikes and an operation killing innocent children, women and the elderly.

The group also warned the residents not to seek refuge in government camps but to move closer to the borders of Afghanistan enabling them to easily migrate there.

Further, Bahadar urged locals to break all ties with the government and military officials by June 10 or action will be taken against them.

The pamphlet also stated that the residents will not be permitted to go to government camps after the given deadline and asked tribesmen to join them in their fight or to leave the area.

The group intends to focus its attention on defending North Waziristan after June 10 and will halt its operations in Afghanistan, the pamphlet said.