Western analysts warn Taliban and Pakistan are preparing for war -

Islamabad: Taliban has increased military deployment on the Durand Line, dividing Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Taliban has deployed a battalion of suicide attackers in the Waziristan belt as per received information. Pakistani media are expressing a grave concern that there is a possibility of a fierce conflict flaring up between the Taliban and the Pakistan military on the Durand Line. Western analysts are also warning that there is a possibility of a conflict between the Taliban and Pakistan, who were once close associates.

As per the local media, the Mehsud gang in Pakistan is trying to broker a ceasefire between the Tehreek-e-Taliban and Pakistan. The Mehsud gang has proposed that Tehreek and Pakistan should maintain a ceasefire for a month. The Pakistan military has not accepted the proposal and has prepared for a fierce conflict against Tehreek. Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and army chief General Qamar Bajwa have announced a stern action against the terrorists on the border and across the border. The Pakistani media claim that General Bajwa has prepared for a conflict against Tehreek and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

It is claimed that even the Taliban has made huge deployments on the Durand Line. Taliban has deployed a Battalion of 400 to 1,200 suicide attackers near the Pakistan border. Taliban already threatened a few days ago that there would be dire consequences if Pakistan once again attempted intrusion into Afghanistan or launched airstrikes. Local Taliban commanders had threatened to launch suicide attacks inside Pakistan. Reports of Badri 313 brigade being deployed for this purpose were also published. Therefore, the fresh Taliban deployments on the Durand Line become a warning for Pakistan.

The international think tank ‘International Forum for Rights and Security’ also has warned that the Taliban and Pakistan are preparing for war. Pakistan had demanded that the Tehreek leaders should be handed over to Pakistan. But the Taliban dismissed Pakistan’s demand. Simultaneously, the Taliban accused Pakistan of being against Islam. Some Taliban commanders went to the extent of threatening to overthrow the government in Pakistan to establish the Taliban regime there. Taliban commanders also threatened to take the Afghan border to the Atak city in Pakistan. Against this background, the Pakistani journalists express concerns over the new Taliban activities on the Durand Line.