11 February 2012, 02:25 (GMT+04:00)

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Pakistani Taliban to increase suicide attacks

Pakistani Taliban warned on Saturday that they will increase suicide attacks in the country if the government did not review its policies, Xinhua reported.
   Qari Hussain, the mastermind of suicide attacks and spokesman for Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsood, challenged the government to stop the wave of suicide attacks if it can.
   He claimed responsibility for the Friday's suicide attacks on the office of the intelligence agency ISI in Peshawar and police station in the city of Bannu.
   Upto 20 people were killed and 60 others were injured in the attacks on the ISI office and police station.
   Hussain told the BBC Urdu service that the ISI office was targeted as secret agencies have a major role in the government policy-making.
   "These attacks are reaction to the military operation in Waziristan and Pakistan's help and joining the anti-terror campaign," he said.
   About the military operation in South Waziristan, the Taliban leader said that the fighters have retreated under a strategy. " The strategy is aimed at saving our manpower and weapons for guerrilla war in the region," Hussain said.
   He said Taliban will soon launch guerrilla war against the Pakistan army in South Waziristan.

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