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People ride on top of a vehicle among damaged shops hit by a suicide
bomb attack that killed 102 people in Pakistan's Mohmand ethnic 
Pashtun tribal region in July 2010. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),
or Taliban Movement of Pakistan, claimed responsibility. (Fayaz Aziz/Reuters)

The federal government has officially listed the Pakistani Taliban as
a terrorist organization.
The group, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, operates from northwest
Pakistan in the mountainous tribal regions along the Afghanistan border.
Its stated objectives include resistance to Pakistan's government,
enforcement of its harsh interpretation of Shariah law, and a plan to
unite forces against NATO troops in Afghanistan.
Speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Minister
John Baird said listing the Pakistani Taliban as a terrorist group was part of a "global
effort to crack down on terrorism wherever we find it."
The group has claimed responsibility for many suicide attacks in Pakistan and on
a CIA base in Afghanistan, as well as the attempted bombing of New York's Times
Square in May 2010.
"Our decision will enhance the security and safety of Canadians," Baird said, noting
the group's previous targets.
The United States and the United Kingdom already include the group on their list
of terrorist organizations, Baird noted.
"Obviously, our Charter, our Criminal Code operates differently than they do," the
minister said, explaining the delay in Canada's decision. "We took the time to ensure
that we had met the threshold so it could survive any legal challenge and are
comfortable to do so today."More...