Taliban lying low to fight another day

‘When this fight is over and the military regains control in Buner, we will wait for some weeks. Then we will come back and start a new fight from the mountains,’ said Khan.
Khan, 20 and a resident of Buner, joined the Taliban months before the military raided the district from the adjoining Swat valley, where a peace deal with the government had emboldened the militants to infiltrate the neighbouring areas.
He was sent back to Buner last month to recruit fighters. The new recruits joined more than 400 Swati Taliban rebels who entered Buner in April.
Monitoring Desk adds: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has directed its fighters not to shoot at security forces in Mingora city in order to avoid civilian casualties and a possible damage to public properties.
Talking to the BBC on Sunday, TTP spokesman Muslim Khan said Taliban would, however, stay in their hideouts established in the city. He said same strategy would be adopted in Qambar area.
He claimed that a suicide attacker had targeted a checkpost with explosives-laden vehicle in Chahar Bagh area. However, he was unable to confirm any casualties in the incident.
On the other hand, military sources denied of any such incident in the area.