The government has announced to launch offensive against top Commander of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Bait Ullah Mehsud and his associates after operation in Malakand division.

NWFP Governor Owais Ghani while addressing a press conference here on Sunday night told journalists that government has repeatedly warned Mehsud tribe through the tribal elders to give up their miscreant’s activities and advised them not to shelter foreign militants. Otherwise government would not tolerate any act against the security to people’s lives and property at any cost.

These terrorists keep on their miscreants’ activities and continued to harbor terrorists as a result many people had lost their lives in Lahore suicide attacks, Peshawar, Islamabad and today in Dera Ismail Khan.

He said that Taliban have set up a new example of terrorism by kidnapping Razmak Cadet students. He said that these Taliban are engaged in providing training to innocent teenagers and convinced them for suicide attacks. He said that Taliban action do not match their words.
Keeping in view all this, the government has decided to launch operation against militants in FATA and it has been decided that a comprehensive and decisive operation will be launched to dismantle and eliminate Bait Ullah Mehsud and his network.

Governor NWFP Owais Ghani said that Army has been ordered to launch crackdown against militants in FATA. He added that the details and the strategy of operation will be decided by army.

He further said that Baitullah Mehsud is the root of problem and suicide bombers are being trained by Mehsud.

He said that to establish writ of the government, ensure security to peoples lives and property and maintain law and order situation is the duty and responsibility of every government.
He said that these Taliban are tarnishing the image of Pakistan and maligning Islam by carrying out such actions. They are the enemy of Islam and Pakistan as well and wanted to destabilize Pakistan. While replying to a question regarding situation in Swat and Malakand division he said that terrorists have been defeat and now they are on the run. Many of the areas of Malakand division have been cleared.

Caravans of IDPs comprising more than 100 trucks have been returned to their native villages in Kalam in the past few days. The supply of water, electricity and other basic amenities has been restored in Swat, Mingora and rest of the areas, he added.