Source: Al Jazeera
Pakistan Taliban 'scrap peace deal'
The deal was scrapped because of Pakistani failure to stop US drone attacks against the Taliban [EPA]
Taliban fighters in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan say they have pulled out of a peace deal with the Pakistan government.
The fighters in North Waziristan blamed continuing US military assaults and the Pakistani army offensive in the region against them for their decision on Tuesday.
"This accord is being scrapped because of Pakistan's failure to stop the American drone attacks in North and South Waziristan," Ahmadullah Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, told the Associated Press by telephone.
"Since the army is attacking us in North and South Waziristan, we will also attack them."
'Serious concerns'
The announcement came after 27 Pakistan soldiers and officers were killed in a Taliban ambush on a Pakistan military convoy in North Waziristan.
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