Today we are Talk about Taliban

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The main political parties last month backed a government proposal to seek negotiations with the militants, who have been waging a bloody insurgency against the state since 2007.

The main umbrella TTP faction responded with a list of preconditions, including a government ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops from the tribal areas along the Afghan border where the militants have hideouts.

TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid told media any ceasefire must include an end to US drone attacks in the tribal areas, which have been targeting suspected Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants since 2004.

"A ceasefire alone is not sufficient. The stoppage of drone strikes is essential, otherwise -- if drones continue to strike -- we will not accept the ceasefire," Shahid said.

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LAHORE: Ulema belonging to the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) have appealed to the Pakistani Taliban to give up arms and renounce violence as such acts were vilifying Islam.

In a statement issued here on Thursday, the Ulema said that such acts of violence by the militants were causing destruction to the country.

They said that Taliban should be aware that they were massacring creatures of God. They said that the Taliban should follow path of peace and give up arms

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HANGU: A suicide bomber attacked the headquarters of local Taliban commander Mullah Nabi Hanafi in Orakzai Agency, killing at least 13 people and completely destroying the headquarters on early Thursday.

According to the sources, at first the attackers broke into the headquarters and opened fire after which the suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the headquarters.

The dead bodies have been recovered while there are reports of injuries as a result of the assault.