Pakistani Taliban faction declares Ramadan truce
August 22nd, 2009 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 22 (Xinhua) A Taliban faction in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region Saturday declared a 40-day unilateral ceasefire because of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Ahmadullah Ahmadi, spokesman for the Taliban group led by Hafiz Gul Bahadar, said: “In respect of the holy month of Ramazan and for the sake of the people, the local Taliban Shura (council) has decided to declare a unilateral ceasefire.”
The NNI news agency quoted Ahmadi as saying that Taliban commanders in the region have been ordered to stop attacks on the security forces.
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