Pak tells Taliban to say ‘goodbye’ to terrorism

September 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency has categorically rejected a report saying that it was providing a safe haven to Taliban leader Mullah Omar, describing it as a propaganda blitz against an institution which has played pivotal role in the eradication of terrorism. The report was ill motivated and sheer mudslinging, a senior ISI official told Online news agency.

September 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States has reiterated that the lawless tribal areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border were the epicenter of terrorism. In an interview to a private television channel, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton highlighted that the region along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border was the 'focal point' of terrorism.

August 14th, 2009 Pakistan calls on Islamist militants to surrenderISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Friday urged Islamist militants recovering from the apparent slaying of their leader to surrender, promising that those who did would be treated fairly. The call could be a sign the government is seeking to exploit any potential weaknesses in the militant movement since Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was reportedly killed in a CIA missile strike on Aug.

July 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Arrested radical cleric Sufi Muhammad, who had brokered a controversial peace deal between the Taliban and the government in Pakistan's restive northwest, is being probed for the extent of his links with the militants, the provincial chief minister said Tuesday. Interrogators are probing into the depth of the cleric's contacts with the militants and his role in terror acts, North West Frontier Province Chief Minister Amir Khan Hoti told Voice of America.

July 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pro-Taliban cleric Sufi Muhammad, who brokered a peace deal between the militants and the provincial government about six months ago in Swat Valley, was arrested by Pakistan authorities Sunday from northwestern city of Peshawar, a news report here said. The influential cleric and his two sons, Ziaullah and Rizwanullah, were held following a raid in an area in the capital city of the North Western Frontier Province (NWFP), Geo TV reported citing official sources.

July 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud's terror network is being targeted with 'precision' by the security forces, Interior Advisor Rehman Malik has said. Malik said Pakistan is determined to crush the Taliban and would soon eliminate Mehsud.

June 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has asked the Taliban to leave the country, as Pakistan's military's offensive would not stop until every insurgent is eliminated from the nation's soil. The Daily Times quoted Malik, as saying, that Pakistan had long said 'no' to the Taliban, and now they must leave Pakistan, adding that the Taliban were neither Muslims nor Pakistanis.

June 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, has urged Washington to continue aiding Pakistan's fight against terrorism, as it would only be an investment in US security. "There is room for greater investment from both the private sector and non-governmental organisations.

May 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Taliban has threatened Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and other top Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) leaders, saying they would face dire consequences if the military offensive is not discontinued immediately. In a letter to the PPP Information Secretary Fouzia Wahab, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) warned that the country's leadership would be targeted if the operation against them is not stopped.

May 24th, 2009 TEHRAN - Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan began a summit meet in Tehran Sunday. Fighting terrorism and drug trafficking topped the agenda.

May 5th, 2009 LAHORE - Taking the Kishanganga dam issue a step further, Pakistan has termed India's initiative to build a dam on the Indus River as 'Indian water terrorism' and said the issue posed a bigger threat to country than the Taliban. Chairman Indus Water Council Pakistan, Zahoorul Hassan Dahir said India is trying to establish its full control over the Indus River and deprive Pakistan from its share of water.

May 4th, 2009 PESHAWAR - The money earned from mining and selling gemstones in Swat and Shangla district of Pakistan is used by the Taliban for terrorism, according to local entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs in a Gem Bazaar, organised by the Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company at Namak Mandi, said that the Taliban were using the money for terrorist activities in Swat, Buner and Dir districts of Malakand division.

April 27th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML_N) has asked the TNSM chief Sufi Muhammad to disarm the Taliban. Talking to media persons here, PML-N's Secretary General Iqbal Zafar Jhagra said his party backed the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation in Swat for establishment of peace, and now it was the responsibility of the TNSM chief to disarm the Taliban.

April 24th, 2009 WARSAW - India and Poland have renewed their commitment and determination to fight the menace of terrorism. In a statement issued here on the second day of her three-day visit to Poland, India's President Pratibha Devisingh Patil said that during her meeting with Polish President Lech Kaczyuski, both agreed that their countries had suffered at the hands of the Taliban and al Qaeda.

April 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US has said on Wednesday that the Taliban are threat to the peace of world and it is not an easy task to get better of them. During a daily press briefing, the spokesman of US State Department, Robert Wood, said that the Taliban is threat to the peace of world.