Peshawar, Dec. 9 : The Tehreek-e-Taliban and other warlords in Pakistan’s remote tribal regions have said that they are determined to cut off supply lines for NATO and US forces through Pakistan’s Khyber Pass by the end of 2008.

After Baitullah Mehsud, now a little known warlord, Mustafa Kamal Kamran ‘Hijrat’ from Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, has taken it upon himself to fulfill what Mehsud had promised almost two years back.

“I am interested in one thing and that is no supplies for NATO and American forces go through the Khyber Pass,” the Afghan warlord who served as a district governor during the Taliban rule told a group of journalists last week at an undisclosed location in the Khyber tribal region.

Peshawar, Dec. 9 : The attacks by terrorists on NATO supplies outside Peshawar have reportedly deepened apprehensions of the possible fall of the city to the Taliban.

It maybe recalled that armed men stormed two poorly guarded freight terminals on the city’s Ring Road in the early hours on December 7 and burnt around 150 vehicles bound for NATO forces in Afghanistan.

A similar attack was carried out on December 8 at the same time on the same road, leading to the burning of 50 more trucks and armoured vehicles.

Peshawar, Dec.8 :  The Pakistan and North West Frontier Province governments have ordered a probe into the attacks on three terminals of containers carrying goods for NATO forces.

Peshawar authorities were quoted by The News as saying that all three terminals have been sealed and a case has been registered in connection with the torching of Bilal Terminal.

Sources said that some unidentified miscreants last night hurled explosives on Bilal Terminal, which set the terminal afire, gutting scores of trucks and containers.

Peshwar, Dec. 8 : The lawless tribal belt of Pakistan has certainly developed into a breeding ground for the militants of Taliban.

The tribal areas are creating mayhem in their own country, Pakistan as well as Afghanistan and other parts of the world.

Only those who sympathise with the perpetrators or have been blinded by ‘patriotism’ can deny such hub of the violence in the area.

These areas are serving as the origin point of terrorism which is prevalent around the world.

Peshawar, Dec. 8 : Peshawar is once again in the news, but for all the wrong reasons.

Last week, a car blast rocked the historic Qisakhawani bazaar killing three people and injuring several others. Then, trucks carrying NATO supplies were set on fire by extremists December 7. The rockets fired by the militants sparked off a fire that damaged up to 80 armoured vehicles and trucks parked inside a complex. The attack also triggered an exchange of fire between militants and security forces though there were no reports of casualties among the rebels.

Peshawar, Dec. 5 : At least 20 have been killed and more than 80 injured in a high intensity blast near Imam Bargah in Koocha Risaldar area of Peshawar today.

Inspector General of Police, North West Front Province, Malik Naveed Khan said while talking to a news channel that about 20 to 25 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast which was planted in a vehicle.