I know there's no political support for these Taliban-styled groups. The people don't want to see them in the parliament. Yet when it comes to their antics, like suicide attacks, taking over villages and killing Pakistani security forces, there seems to be a very high degree of antipathy and indifference, which has emboldened these self-styled ultra religious outfits. I don't want Pakistan to be another Afghanistan, so what exactly can the *people *do to deal with this menace? Please leave the government out of this and for once focus on the individuals, the people who make that country.
First step would be to stay away from such people, second would be to pursue all friends/relatives/their-friends/relatives to stop supporting false jihads.
Will try to come back and add laters.