Punjabi Taliban threat growing

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We have found through our intelligence sources that among the Pakistani Taliban the highest number is of Punjabi Taliban and obviously they would come under intense pressure from the security forces offensive forcing them" to return to the Punjab, a senior official of the civilian administration of South Waziristan told The Washington Times. The official asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak to media. South Waziristan is the target of the current Pakistani army offensive.

Initially made up largely of Pashtuns -- an ethnic group that straddles the Afghanistan-Pakistan border -- the Taliban movement in Pakistan is now dominated by Punjabi militant groups that were created or nurtured by Pakistani intelligence to contest Indian control of Kashmir.

This report is quite scary. This should not be taken as light. If this is correct, then there is more than enough reason to laucnh simultenous operation " Operation rahi raast" in Punjab also as recommended by NWFP minister.