By Xinhua,
Islamabad : Up to ten people were killed in a rocket attack by Taliban in northwest Pakistan on Monday, according to private DAWN NEWS TV channel.
The rocket attack targeted the house of a local member of provincial assembly (MPA) in Swat valley in North West Frontier Province.
As a result of the attack, MPA Waqar Ahmed’s brother and other family members were killed, according to DAWN NEWS.
The Bajaur chapter of a militant group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Sunday unilaterally ceased fire with security forces and offered peace talks with the government. However, Pakistani government rejected their offer.
The Taliban have the upper hand and should be put on the list of banned organizations in Pakistan, said Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman and presidential candidate Zardari in a interview with a foreign media on Sunday.