Too good to be true? Mehsud tribe vows to turn in Hakimullah Mehsud

Elders of the Mehsud tribe have agreed to sign a peace treaty with the Pakistani government. As part of the deal, they have agreed to hand over Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistan taliban, as well as hundreds of other terrorist.

Sounds too good to be true.

DNA India

In a jolt to militants, elders of the Mehsud tribe today said they would hand over 378 men, including Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, wanted by the authorities and back the government's efforts to restore peace in South Waziristan.

As a January 20 deadline set by the government to respond to its demands ended today, the decision to hand over the wanted men was made at a 'jirga' or council of the Mehsud tribe which is linked to Hakimullah. A large number of Taliban militants belong to this tribe.

The jirga also decided to accept seven conditions set by the government for ensuring peace and maintaining public order in South Waziristan, described by the US and its allies as a safe haven for Taliban and al-Qaeda elements.

Well, this does sound too good to be true and Roggio over at the Long War Journal agrees and says that there have been countless of other similar peace agreements where the tribes never make good on their promises.

Looks like we'll just have to kill Hakimullah Mehsud.