{"id":24406,"date":"2023-01-27T06:51:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T01:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theme-dev.cmsmasters.net\/newspaper\/?p=24406"},"modified":"2023-04-28T17:12:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T12:12:10","slug":"peace-process-disrupted-over-kabul-drone-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekhorasandiary.com\/new\/2023\/01\/27\/peace-process-disrupted-over-kabul-drone-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"TKD EXCLUSIVE &#8211; Peace process disrupted over Kabul drone attack: TTP chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24406\" class=\"elementor elementor-24406\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-461c0d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default\" data-id=\"461c0d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54cb312 jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"54cb312\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27cc47b jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27cc47b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Noor Wali Mehsud: \u201cMy demand from the Pakistani government is to roll back the merger\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and give FATA a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">status that was promised by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah with the locals in an\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">agreement\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76c9ae jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c76c9ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The peace negotiations between the Pakistani government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), commonly known as the Pakistani Taliban, came into the limelight after Pakistan\u2019s former prime minister Imran Khan revealed in October last year that his government was talking to the banned outfit. During the process, spearheaded by Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, a three-star General of the Pakistan Army and the then Commander of Peshawar Corps, multiple Pakistani delegations were sent to negotiate a peace deal with the Emir of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Noor Wali Mehsud. Both sides had announced a months-long ceasefire but eventually, the whole process was met with an indefinite impasse. The Khorasan Diary exclusively interviewed TTP Emir Noor Wali Mehsud to know about the future of the peace negotiations as well as other pertinent issues. Below are the excerpts from the interview.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ca30e jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85ca30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Khorasan Diary:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91bcd6f jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91bcd6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In recent statements issued by the TTP and the Government of Pakistan, both sides agreed\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">on the re-initiation of the reconciliation process. What are the reasons, in your opinion,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">that led to the disruption of the peace process and have you been put under pressure by\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">the Afghan Taliban to talk to the Pakistani government to broker a peace deal?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-426b05b jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"426b05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noor Wali Mehsud:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2ac90 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f2ac90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The drone attack that took place in Kabul has been the biggest hurdle in taking the\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">negotiations process ahead as far as I can think. This, paired with the domestic political\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-background );\">turmoil in Pakistan has been the main reason the process could not move ahead. As far as\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">the Islamic Emirate is concerned, it has never pressured us to go into the negotiations\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">although they advised us in favour of it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2fd13 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc2fd13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Khorasan Diary:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0b8cc jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb0b8cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In your book, Inqilab-e-Mehsud, you have highlighted the history of the TTP on the first\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">page while talking to Umar Media recently you declared a deal on the \u201cindependence\u201d of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">the tribal areas a \u201cRed Line\u201d. What does that mean? Do you want complete independence\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">from the state of Pakistan or some kind of semi-autonomy? In case of the reversal of the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">merger of tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, would you want the areas to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">be governed under the British Frontier Crimes Regulations again?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22e445 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a22e445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noor Wali Mehsud:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b4596 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2b4596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My demand from the Pakistani government is to roll back the merger of Federally\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and give FATA a status that was\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">promised by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah with the locals in an agreement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">Nowhere in our statements or the documents of the peace agreement have we ever\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">mentioned re-implementing Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) in the tribal areas and we\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">believe that it was never a part of the original tribal culture. It was forcefully imposed by the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">British government while they were escaping after suffering a loss in the region. The tribal\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">people have been against FCR from the first day till date. How can I like or support such a<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">draconian system?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11d08e jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e11d08e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Khorasan Diary:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251d35e jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"251d35e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the last two years, your outfit has claimed multiple times that it does not have any connection with any international Jihadist outfit anymore but despite that, factions like Amjad Farooqi Group and Ustad Ahmad Farooq Group have joined the TTP after you started bringing the various Pakistan-based militant groups together. These groups have been a part of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent in the past. What is the principle policy of the TTP vis-\u00e0-vis Al Qaeda?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242e451 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"242e451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noor Wali Mehsud:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cde2eea elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default\" data-id=\"cde2eea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a54917 jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"3a54917\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dbc1f9 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dbc1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At this time, Mujahideen all over the world are smaller in number as well as lower on\u00a0<span style=\"color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-background );\">resources against the \u201cenemies of Islam\u201d, hence Tehreek-e-Taliban maintains that fighting\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-background );\">these enemies from one platform or a single unified organization will be counterproductive\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-background );\">and against basic logic and war strategies. Reducing the number of fronts during a time\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-background );\">when Muslims were weaker in number was part of the war strategy of the Prophet himself\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-background );\">who used to instruct his followers not to wage war at multiple fronts on such occasions. This\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-background );\">is the principle difference that differentiates us from Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda is a global\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-background );\">organisation while we (TTP) do not have any foreign agenda. Our fight is only against\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-background );\">Pakistani security organisations. Yes, some individuals and factions have joined TTP but they\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-background );\">have done so after parting ways with Al Qaeda\u2019s ideology of a global struggle and after\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-background );\">embracing \u201cmanhaj\u201d and have joined us in our fight against the Pakistani security apparatus\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-background );\">only.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b825c1 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b825c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Khorasan Diary:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88f2c0 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b88f2c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There have been reports of the forceful evacuation of TTP members along with their\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">families from the areas bordering the Pakistani tribal region to the Southern provinces of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">Afghanistan by the Afghan Taliban. There have also been recent incidents where multiple\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">known TTP figures have been killed, while in Kunar the house of Maulvi Abdullah Bajauri\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">came under siege from the Afghan Taliban and he later got targeted in an IED attack. Who\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">do you think is behind these incidents and what are your terms with the regime in Kabul?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1c169 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e1c169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noor Wali Mehsud:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba999b jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ba999b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overall, we enjoy a good relationship with the Islamic Emirate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f8716 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00f8716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Khorasan Diary:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7083f jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d7083f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The TTP claims, time and again, that it is carrying out its attacks in Pakistan from within\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">the country and does not use Afghan soil but we have seen that many notable\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">commanders of the outfit have been killed in Afghanistan. The presence of these\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">commanders remains a cause of tension between Kabul and Islamabad. Do you think this\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">could affect the relationship between the Islamic Emirate and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa35b0 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffa35b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noor Wali Mehsud:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bb01d jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69bb01d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We maintain our old stance and reaffirm that our enemy and target is only the Pakistani\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">security apparatus and we are fighting against them from within Pakistan itself. In such a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">scenario, the notion that anything might disturb the relationship between us and the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">emirate is misconstrued and far from reality.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae0264 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ae0264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Khorasan Diary:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b31482 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b31482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How much headway has been made in the investigation of the death of Umar Khalid\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var(--cmsmasters-body-bg-color); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">Khorasani so far? Have you been able to identify an individual or an entity behind it?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46c85d jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d46c85d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noor Wali Mehsud:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad7bac3 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad7bac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The investigations into the attack on Omar Khalid Khorasani are still underway but one thing\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var(--cmsmasters-body-bg-color); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">that is clear to us is that there was a definite involvement of Pakistani secret agencies in the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var(--cmsmasters-body-bg-color); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">attack.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3c4e4 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af3c4e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Khorasan Diary:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32efc4f jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32efc4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Islamic Emirate and other big Jihadist organisations have openly come out against\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">Islamic State in the Khorasan province and have even declared them \u201cKhawarij\u201d before\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">starting armed operations against them. The TTP\u2019s stance on the Islamic State is not as\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">clear. Can you clarify what is TTP\u2019s official stance on ISKP?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec8abc jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ec8abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noor Wali Mehsud:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4687e jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac4687e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have clarified our stance time and again on this issue in the past.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2453f jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d2453f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Khorasan Diary:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553c66a jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"553c66a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You have been designated as an \u201cinternational terrorist\u201d by the United States of America\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">as well as the United Nations. Do you think you could also come under an attack similar to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">the one in which Al Qaeda\u2019s leader Aiman Al Zawahiri was killed?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4915c4 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4915c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noor Wali Mehsud:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8341eae jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8341eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a human, death is certain for everyone. If dying in an American drone attack is my fate,\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">so be it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753792a jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"753792a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Khorasan Diary:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006f227 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"006f227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The TTP seems to be hinting at support for Baloch nationalists and secular armed outfits\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">ince you became the leader of the Pakistani Taliban. Does any kind of coordination,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">armed or otherwise, exist between the TTP and Baloch armed outfits and is there a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">possibility of such an alliance in the future?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b11d8 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26b11d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noor Wali Mehsud:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfe23e jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dfe23e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Baloch as an ethnicity has always been oppressed by the security forces of Pakistan and as\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">fellow Muslims, it is our duty to help them. We have not been able to help them so far\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">because of our own shortcomings and weaknesses but we are trying to extend our struggle\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">to the Baloch lands on a large scale so that we can truly avenge the atrocities committed\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">against the Baloch nation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3cb7d jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f3cb7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Khorasan Diary:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1061b92 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1061b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the peace negotiations between the TTP and the state of Pakistan succeed, will TTP\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-background ); color: var(--cmsmasters-colors-text); font-family: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-family); font-size: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-size); font-style: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-style); font-weight: var(--cmsmasters-base-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--cmsmasters-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--cmsmasters-base-text-transform); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-meta-word-spacing );\">agree with its disarmament?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d00f32 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d00f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noor Wali Mehsud:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08bea4 jltma-glass-effect-no cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f08bea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Absolutely not!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exclusive interview of TTP Chief, Noor Wali Mehsud with The Khorasan Diary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[25],"tags":[104,103,102],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekhorasandiary.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24406"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekhorasandiary.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekhorasandiary.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekhorasandiary.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekhorasandiary.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24406"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/thekhorasandiary.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29193,"href":"https:\/\/thekhorasandiary.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24406\/revisions\/29193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekhorasandiary.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekhorasandiary.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekhorasandiary.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekhorasandiary.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}