Key commander of Darra Adamkhel Taliban killed in Peshawar clash: ISPR
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PESHAWAR: At least five militants including a key commander were killed on Saturday in a clash between security forces and militants in Bazargari area in the Frontier Region of Peshawar.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the clash took place near the town of Darra Adam Khel, leaving five militants, including key commander Mustafa alias Manan of Darra Adamkhel Taliban, dead.
Mustafa is reportedly a brother of Umar Mansoor — the alleged mastermind of the Peshawar school massacre.
Two security personnel were also injured in the clash.
The bodies of the militants, which were later shown to media, also included Hidayatur Rehman alias Saleem, who was wanted for clashes with security forces in Frontier Regions and surrounding areas.
20 suspected militants killed in Khyber airstrikes
At least 20 militants were killed Saturday in jet fighter strikes in different parts of Khyber's Tirah Valley, official sources said.
The latest airstrikes come as the army has escalated its offensive against local and foreign militants in the northwestern tribal region.
The escalation comes in the wake of the recent attack on Peshawar's Army Public School that killed over 140 people - most of them children.
With the deadly Taliban attack on Peshawar's Army Public School, the army offensive against militants appears to be gearing up after the country's political and military leadership agreed on a full-blown operation.
Two militants, two policemen killed in Charsadda
At least two suspected militants and two policemen were killed on Saturday in the Saro Kalley area of Charsadda district, sources said.
According to official sources, after receiving a tip-off about the presence of suspects, security personnel carried out an operation in the Badi Kor area of Saro Kalley.
During the operation, a gunbattle erupted in which two militants and two policemen were killed.
Two policemen were also injured during the operation. The injured policemen were shifted to a hospital.
Helpline for terrorist activities
General Public is requested to report any suspicious activity in Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh regarding terrorists at universal no 1135 and For KP at 1125. These numbers can be dialed directly from mobile or PTCL numbers, says a press release issued by the ISPR.
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Dec 20, 2014 10:06am
Nice work, please don't take prisoners, jails are already overflowing with terrorists waiting anxiously to be hanged by the noose, keep eliminating these barbarians, thanks you!
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Dec 20, 2014 10:37am
Good job!
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Dec 20, 2014 11:08am
How many terrorist organisations are there in Pakistan? Daily I hear new names
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Dec 20, 2014 11:22am
Sweet, so proud of you our brave Jawans!
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Dec 20, 2014 12:05pm
Good Job more to be done
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Dec 20, 2014 12:37pm
Long live Pak Army!
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Dec 20, 2014 12:50pm
Take no prisoners, they have attacked the core of our future, it's personal now, they will never win this war, Pak Army Zindabad!!
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Dec 20, 2014 02:32pm
Please not accept any surrender instead eliminate them for ever. BRAVO keep it up. Almighty God bless you all the success.
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Dec 20, 2014 02:48pm
@Saad(DXB) Saad you took words out of my head :) Another way to get such info would be some chap by the name of Mr. Duval in one of their consulate, probbaly Jalalabad playing host/handler/instigator of their Talli-behans, NOT-mullah FM and his Chamchas, the cell phone and key board warriors who send human robots, the brain washed tribal teenagers on psychoactive drugs as suicide bombers to to cause savagery in our land!
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Dec 20, 2014 03:33pm
Arresting and keeping them in jail is security threat as well as expensive for government. Only way - eliminate them for ever.
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Dec 20, 2014 03:34pm
good work..we love pak army
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Dec 20, 2014 03:48pm
I think PK should formulate adequate strategy to resolve terrorism. Killing people blindly will make PK a police state like US. It is important to use iron fist against true terrorists but at the same time three more areas need to address. First elimination of inequality, social injustice. Second regulation of syllabus of seminaries and similar education system for each child. Third identification of national and international sponsors of terrorists and their elimination hence it is equally important to know who is training terrorists and who is providing them weapons. They can not function with out logistic and financial support.
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Dec 20, 2014 03:57pm
@V PRAKASH I think you can get the list with all the names from RAW office
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Dec 20, 2014 04:36pm
If one terrorist is killed, ten are born, and this will be ongoing, unstoppable, with no solution to it.
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Dec 20, 2014 04:48pm
@Umer : Well said - very interesting and to the point reply.
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Dec 20, 2014 04:48pm
It seems these terrorists are holed up in every nook and corner of the country. weed them all out!
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Dec 20, 2014 05:07pm
@Umer Whole world knows, who is the source of Terrorism. Why international team (sport) or tourist are not willing to visit Pakistan..do you have any idea?
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Dec 20, 2014 05:10pm
Go after them in south Punjab and Karachi. The safe heavens of terrorists must be eliminated to ensure peace of the country.
Most to provide sec
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Dec 20, 2014 05:26pm
@sam It is not easy to face the reality, is it?
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Dec 20, 2014 05:34pm
Nice job. So strategy now is to shoot and kill instead of taking prisoners. Did someone notice the number of killings spiking up and arrests going down.
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Dec 20, 2014 05:52pm
Nice action pak army.keep it up. Remember only honest intention can bring desired result but plz don't do wrong with innocents.
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Dec 20, 2014 06:23pm
@sam As for tourism, I think you haven't traveled to Islamabad, or Karachi, or Lahore, or Faislabad, or NWFP for that matter. You'll see loads of foreigners, not Uzebki militant foreigners, but American, European, African and southeastern foreigners.
Stop your hatred and look at the world from an unbiased point of view, you hypocrite.
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Dec 20, 2014 06:39pm
@Umer You are indeed allowed to live your life in a state of denial.
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Dec 20, 2014 07:04pm
@V PRAKASH - quite a few of them are supported by RAW - BLA is one. I hope this would relief your concern.
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Dec 20, 2014 07:12pm
@Calmpose did some one ask for permission?
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Dec 20, 2014 07:25pm
Nice work, but please hurry up and go after the root of this menace which is inside Afghanistan.There should be non stop sorties of PAF and SSG insertions targeting TTP and its Indian sponsored terrorist infrastructure inside Afghanistan. Without this it will be like cutting the leaves while the tree of terrorism will still be standing inside Afghanistan nourished by our enemy states and few months down the line, God forbid, we will be morning more our dead.
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Dec 20, 2014 07:27pm
@V PRAKASH Names doesnt matter, its deception, they all are same and they are supported by same foreign terrorist states, if you know what I mean.
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Dec 20, 2014 07:36pm
I didn't know Taliban had so many commanders. Thanks for the info. Is some one keeping the tab on these numbers. For the past decade or so, with drones, US special forces and Pakistani Military attacks, so many have been killed that one would think no one would be left alive to coordinate any attacks yet we saw Karachi, Wahgah and now Peshawar. I'm confused. Some one is lying. I don't want to go so far as to blame it on Political parties for their personal gains but it will not be a far fetched conclusion to say that MQM for Karachi, PTI for Wahgah and then some one for Peshawar to shut up IK. I don't have enough info about Peshawar to name any one yet.
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Dec 20, 2014 07:37pm
In today's scenario within Pakistan, please don't leave any room to evade death for the terrorist captured. Plain shooting on spot and reduce this menace and burden to the earth and free the jails as well with additional security headache. As a corollary, it saves Jail officers' lives as well. No mercy needed. Time to eliminate these and let them enjoy Jannat or whatever- who cares. - one less criminal from this world to keep our kids, elderly and everyone safe.
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Dec 20, 2014 08:08pm
@Umer well said
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Dec 20, 2014 08:36pm
announcement of hotline should have come from the civilian govt, not the Army. That means for all practical purposes Army has taken over...this is soft takeover.....insha Allah.
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Dec 20, 2014 08:57pm
Keep the pressure up until these beasts are eliminated. Also, give people monetary rewards for tipping authorities about these terrorists.
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Dec 20, 2014 08:58pm
@V PRAKASH, One is RSS and we are trying get them soon.
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Dec 20, 2014 09:01pm
please ELIMINATE every last one of these evil taliban, terrorists and militants entire nation is united on this matter now..
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Dec 20, 2014 09:03pm
Expose their handlers, funders, trainers... let the world know.
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Dec 20, 2014 09:10pm
Sam, because our neighbors don't want to see peace in our country. BTW Kenya A team is playing now in Pakistan:)
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Dec 20, 2014 09:12pm
@V PRAKASH no concern of yours. The biggest one is sitting in your PM's office.
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Dec 20, 2014 09:18pm
the only losers in this war on politics are
soldiers and citizens that get massacred for the policys and failures of corrupt politicians and army officers
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Dec 20, 2014 09:19pm
Religious fanaticism and hatred are world devouring fire whose flames no one can quench.
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Dec 20, 2014 09:20pm
this was NOT and is NOT our war. if it is why are we getting CSP from US which specifically states Wazir operation should take place before release? 130 children were slaughtered, how many more are we going to tolerate?
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Dec 20, 2014 09:38pm
Repeal blasphemy law and make law against honor killings and things will improve. Take away ideological weapon away from people who use those two deadly weapon to perpetrate their agenda. Address the root cause of the terrorism.
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Dec 20, 2014 09:49pm
Outlaws and terrorists are just terrorists and criminals - Please do not refer to them as "commanders"
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Dec 20, 2014 09:54pm
130 children were killed but we did received about $22 billion to be part of this war.
cant put a $ on life but now is time beg for more
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Dec 20, 2014 10:44pm
@V PRAKASH count on your side and divide by 4 ...u will get the answer
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Dec 20, 2014 10:46pm
@Sunil Yes, there is a solution. Just kill their supporters and financiers in thier home as well as these terrorists.
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Dec 21, 2014 12:33am
Excellent job done by the Pak Army.
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Dec 21, 2014 01:43am
There should be a massive media campaign asking the masses to use 1135 to report their slightest suspicion.
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Dec 21, 2014 03:19am
Admiration & salute to Pakistani defence forces. Determination of Pak forces to eliminate terrorists is commendable. All people and patriotic citizens need to support and help Pak forces, rangers and police by pointing out suspect trouble makers and terrorists in their neibourhood so terrorists can be arrested and brought to court. Its time to forget about politicical affiliations, and act only as a proud Pakistani. Time to refuse listening to any crooks, even if he is political party leader in some capacity. Time to provide full support to authorities as patriotic pakistani citizen. Long live Pakistan, Long live Pak forces.
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Dec 21, 2014 05:05am
You can keep on killing the terrorists like mosquitoes,that is not going to eradicate this menace and disease.
You kill ten,in the mean time 100 more are born.
You must also elliminate the breeding ground ,but they are being born in every madrissa and seminary.Like Lal Masjid cleric said,we have built a lal masjid in every town and village of Pakistan.Can you close all madrissas ?
How about the extremiest mind set ,how are you going to change that?.
Wrong interpretation of Jihad has poisoned the minds of uneducated,illiterate,unemployed nation,you cannot stop it now.
Thanks to zia ul haq , Maulana Abdul aziz and his inspired neandrathals !
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Dec 21, 2014 05:28am
@Umer "I think you can get the list with all the names from RAW office"
Sad that even the brutal killing on children is not an eye opener for us. How many more will it take to accept that we have been feeding snakes in our backyard?
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Dec 21, 2014 05:34am
Unless the ideology spreading and perpetuating terrorism is not stopped these killings will not have desired effect as new lot replaces the. Killed
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Dec 21, 2014 05:44am
@Zak. It is this state of denial which have brought things to this pass. Th tu mai mai. Will not change the facts There are doves and hawks on both the sides their numbers may vary
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