Analyst : `` Their primary target is the Pakistani state and its military , '' Raza Rumi of the Jinnah Institute , a Pakistani think tank , said of the TTP after the Karachi attacks in June . The Taliban have an ideological agenda , are opposed to Western ##isation . The Pakistan Taliban have launched a number of violent attacks in recent months . The US suspended peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban earlier this year . The military is conducting a ground offensive aimed at clearing militant bases .
Analyst : The Taliban have an ideological agenda , are opposed to Western ##isation . The Pakistan Taliban have launched a number of violent attacks in recent months . The US suspended peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban earlier this year . The military is conducting a ground offensive aimed at clearing militant bases .