Unconfirmed news from intelligence sources said on
Monday that five Pakistan Taliban ( TTP) leaders were arrested Monday
morning in the Gorvait area of North Waziristan by NATO forces and
later taken away by two NATO helicopters to Afghanistan.
According to the sources who asked to remain anonymous, the action
was taken by the NATO forces without informing the Pakistani
government. If so, this is another Abbottabad-like operation taken by
the foreign forces on the Pakistani soil without the knowledge of the
Pakistani side.
Political agent of North Waziristan also confirmed the news.
So far, there is no official report about the Monday morning's
operation taken by the NATO forces in North Waziristan, a tribal area
in northwest Pakistan, which is believed to be a stronghold of
militants in the country, who often launch attacks on the NATO forces
in Afghanistan across the border.
On May 2, the U.S. forces conducted a raid in Pakistan's
northwestern city of Abbottabad, during which the former al-Qaida chief
Osama bin Laden was killed in his compound. As the U.S. side did not
inform the Pakistani side until the raid was over, it led to a strong
protest from the Pakistani side as Pakistan considers the unilateral
action taken by the United States has seriously violated its
sovereignty. (Xinhua)
