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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Abid Hussain

Pakistan Taliban ends ceasefire with gov’t, threatens new attacks

Pakistani troops observe the area from a hilltop post in Khyber district [File: Anjum Naveed/AP]

Islamabad, Pakistan – The armed group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, has announced the end of an indefinite ceasefire agreed with the government in June and issued orders to its fighters to carry out attacks across the country.

“As military operations are ongoing against mujahideen in different areas, … so it is imperative for you to carry out attacks wherever you can in the entire country,” the group said in a statement on Monday.

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