Pakistan: Militants threaten to scrap peace accord.

This is from the news.jang.com.
I didn't realise there was a peace accord in this region. In other regions such as Bajaur the Pakistani military is on the offensive. Anyway the US does not like or want peace accords and won't honor them nor will it honor Pakistani sovereignty as it claims.
The situation in Pakistan seems to be detiorating both economically and in terms of security. No matter who wins the US presidency things are unlikely to change since there is bipartisan agreement on pursuing the same hegemonic foreign policy as Bush.

Militants threaten to scrap peace accord

Sunday, November 02, 2008By Mushtaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR: Sharply reacting to yet another US drone attack on Dhog village near Wana, in which top Taliban commander and leader of the Ahmadzai Wazir tribal militia Maulvi Nazeer was injured, militants in South Waziristan Agency on Saturday threatened to scrap their peace accord with the government and launch Baitullah Mehsud-style attacks on the Pakistani security forces if the cross-border missile strikes did not stop.Also, sources denied the death of senior Arab commander Abu Akasha al-Iraqi in the US attack at Esori village in Mirali, North Waziristan, on Friday evening but confirmed that a low-level Arab militant Abu Jihad al-Misri had lost his life besides three other Dawar militants.“Maulvi Nazeer Sahib has asked me to convey his message and this is our last ultimatum to the government. Then we will pick up arms and will fight against our own government and security forces instead of crossing the border for Jihad against the US-led forces in Afghanistan,” warned a senior militant commander of Maulvi Nazeer group, who called The News on Saturday from Wana. The commnader requested to remain anonymous.He claimed their head (Maulvi Nazeer) was the main target of the US drone attack on Friday evening. Three pilotless aircraft were flying over the village since Friday morning, firing two Hellfire missiles on the house of Mohammad Haroon Wazir, a close relative and spokesman for Maulvi Nazeer.The militant commander said Maulvi Nazeer was present in the house and only a few people, including his close commanders and government and military officials based in Wana, knew that. “We are now dead sure that our government was involved in the assassination bid on Maulvi Sahib,” claimed the militant commander.He said militants affiliated with Maulvi Nazeer were present all over the country and could give a tough response to the government. “They are waiting for the call of Maulvi Nazeer. You can’t imagine the situation in the country if the Ameer Sahib was killed or if he revolted against the government,” he said.The caller said senior militant commanders of Maulvi Nazeer group on Saturday held an emergency meeting in which they condemned the missile attack on their leader and warned to launch attacks on the security forces and government installations on the pattern of Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan, Maulana Fazlullah in Swat and Maulvi Faqir Mohammad in Bajaur.“We showed patience over the meaningful silence of our government and armed forces on the continuous US air strikes on our villages,” the close lieutenant of Maulvi Nazeer said.Sources said Maulvi Nazeer sustained injuries but was out of danger when the roof of the room he was staying in collapsed due to the heavy explosion. “It was our good luck that the drones fired two missiles on the room next to him and razed it to the ground,” the sources said.Though the militant commander survived, his close relative and a senior commander lost their lives besides some foreign guests. “First, we were disoriented as we were quite sure that we had lost our dear Ameer Sahib. However, Ameer Sahib and his colleagues stranded under the debris started crying for help,” the sources maintained. Nazeer and his men were immediately taken to a private health facility in Wana. After getting treatment, the tribal commander was shifted to a secret location due to growing security risks to his life.Similarly, the sources denied reports about the death of Arab commander Abu Akasha al-Iraqi in a missile attack on a car at Esori village in Mirali. “Abu Akasha is quite well and safe. He did not even suffer a minor injury in the attack,” said the sources but refused to elaborate whether Akasha was present in the vehicle during the attack or not.The sources said only a low-level Arab militant identified as Abu Jihad al-Misri had died in the attack. Meanwhile, tribesmen and militants denied the huge loss of lives in both the US attacks in South and North Waziristan reported by the electronic and print media.