Maulvi Umar from bajaur who was the deputy ameer of ttp has been removed from his position, most probably due to his support for peace talks with the government. It’s believed that mehsud is not favor of peace talks until the drones strikes continue. There has been a recent spike in terrorist activities through out the province of khyber pakhtunkhwa.
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan ‘number two sacked’: Spokesman – The Express Tribune
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NYT: Pakistani Taliban Face a Leadership crisis
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do these people really get sacked?? These usually get hacked to death
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They probably found someone with a stronger resume.
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like someone who can generate more revenue, bring more sponsors etc.
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actually according to the news, he had started talking to the Pakistani government unilaterally. Mehsud is against any such talks, thats the reason for the firing. According to the NYT article this ahs created a rift in teleban.
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I hope they all kill each other!
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May be Faqir M had better job offer from somewhere else 
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^ maybe he is jobless these days?
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From the article that I have posted in the second post…
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