Waziristan terrorists vow holy war for bin Laden

MIRANSHAH: Terrorists in North Waziristan on Tuesday distributed pamphlets pledging holy war to mark the first anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, albeit a week late. Masked terrorists armed with assault rifles handed out copies of the pamphlet from pick-up vehicles in Miranshah, the main town of the tribal district that has become known as a premier al Qaeda and Taliban hub. “Let us pledge today that we will continue our jihad and sacrifice our lives and property, like Sheikh Osama did,” it said, unsigned and dated May 2, the anniversary of the al Qaeda leader’s killing by US troops. “Today, a year since Sheikh Osama bin Laden embraced martyrdom, the enemy America is repenting. It is facing defeat and Pakistan’s future is also bleak,” it said. Gun battles in North Waziristan are relatively rare because of an agreement between terrorists and the military not to attack each other. Pakistan has resisted US pressure to conduct a major offensive in the district, saying it is too overstretched fighting homegrown terrorists elsewhere in the tribal belt. afp

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