Pakistani Taliban threatens attacks on military

ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Monday warned the country's military it had set up a "suicide bombers squad" to hit troops if an offensive is launched in a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan.

In an email message sent to media, TTP said it had received "an exclusive intelligence report" about the offensive in North Waziristan.

"TTP has also prepared itself for resistance, we have set up a suicide bombers squad to welcome (the) army. We will defeat our enemy, whom is defending secular, unIslamic system of Pakistan by punching them back hard InshaAllah (God willing)," Ehsan said.

Military officials were not immediately available to comment on the claim.