Pak bans three militant outfits in Khyber Agency
Pakistan has banned three militant groups in the restive Khyber Agency where security forces have launched a crackdown.
By PTI |
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has banned three militant groups in the restive Khyber Agency where security forces have launched a crackdown, even as the local Taliban pulled out of peace talks and scrapped all deals signed with the authorities.
The Lashkar-e-Islam led by Mangal Bangh, Ansar-ul-Islam led by Mehbub-ul-Haq and Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Aneelmunkar (promotion of virtue and prevention of vice force) all militant groups operating in Khyber Agency have been banned by the interior ministry.
The ban was imposed following a request from the secretariat of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to outlaw all criminal organisations involved in creating problems and causing hardship for the people, said an official statement issued late last night.
The government is determined to end the "nefarious activities" of these groups in the tribal areas, the statement said. The move came after security forces launched a crackdown against militants in the Khyber Agency on Saturday.
The troops have blown up several militant bases, including headquarters of Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam, though the two groups have offered no resistance to security forces.
On the other hand, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has accused the government of violating peace deals and announced it is ending peace talks and scrapping accords signed with authorities in tribal areas and North West Frontier Province.
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar told The News daily that a meeting of his organisation's 'Shura' or supreme council, which was chaired by commander Baitullah Mehsud yesterday, decided to scrap peace deals in the Swat valley, Darra Adam Khel and Mohmand Agency.
The Lashkar-e-Islam led by Mangal Bangh, Ansar-ul-Islam led by Mehbub-ul-Haq and Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Aneelmunkar (promotion of virtue and prevention of vice force) all militant groups operating in Khyber Agency have been banned by the interior ministry.
The ban was imposed following a request from the secretariat of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to outlaw all criminal organisations involved in creating problems and causing hardship for the people, said an official statement issued late last night.
The government is determined to end the "nefarious activities" of these groups in the tribal areas, the statement said. The move came after security forces launched a crackdown against militants in the Khyber Agency on Saturday.
The troops have blown up several militant bases, including headquarters of Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam, though the two groups have offered no resistance to security forces.
On the other hand, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has accused the government of violating peace deals and announced it is ending peace talks and scrapping accords signed with authorities in tribal areas and North West Frontier Province.
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Pakistani Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar told The News daily that a meeting of his organisation's 'Shura' or supreme council, which was chaired by commander Baitullah Mehsud yesterday, decided to scrap peace deals in the Swat valley, Darra Adam Khel and Mohmand Agency.
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