Mohmand Agency... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pahstuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar...
chapter Umar Khalid Khurasani Tuesday vowed to abide by the ceasefire negotiated between the government and Taliban despite the outfit's claim of killing 23 FC soldiers last month.
Peace talks between the two sides to end years of insurgency by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) had reached a deadlock after the killing of the soldiers.
In a written statement to the media, Khurasani said the outfit did not have any plan to attack former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez
PervMusharraf
... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ...
or anyone else for that instance.
Mohmand Taliban's chief, who in a chilling admission in February claimed the killing of the kidnapped Pak paramilitary soldiers, said the Death Eater outfit was obeying ceasefire as negotiated by the central leadership of the TTP.
He said security and intelligence agencies were misguiding people. "We abide by ceasefire and have no plan to attack Musharraf or anyone else," said Khurasani.