Months later, promising peace talks with the Islamic militants, Pakistan's new prime minister seems to be back down and accept the use of force may be unavoidable in the face of escalating violence triggered by the South Asian countries.
Nearly 200 people in attacks on insurgents were killed in Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif since he took office last month, advocates peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban branch.
Sharif signals tough stance, Pakistan still has a strong military upper hand in decision-making, despite hopes that the Government will have a greater say after he came to power in the country between the civilian government's first transformation.
"Of course we want to try to talk, but they are a distant possibility, said:" A government official, who has knowledge of the civilian and military leaders to discuss how to deal with the Taliban.
"There is so much ground work needs to be done, and when you are dealing with the diversity and the Pakistani Taliban internally divided into a group, then you can never be sure that each sub-group will perform the talks."
Pakistan's military has ruled for more than half, 66 years it has been independent.
In order to dispel the thought he was losing momentum, Sharif, who once said: "guns and bullets are not always answered," has promised to come up a new security strategy.
But progress has been extremely slow, suffering from internal strife and civilian leadership over the army's long-term contempt.
To the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces in Pakistan in 2011 an official report, leaked earlier this month, provides amazing insight into how to run such a deep distrust in the end.
In the document, the former chief intelligence agency ISI, which is dominated by the military, offer respect, the country's political leadership was "unable to formulate any policy."
Meanwhile, the attack continues unabated.
A bomb ripped through July 7th busy street in Lahore, striking at Sharif otherwise relatively peaceful city in the heart of the home. President Asif Ali Zardari's security chief was killed in the July 10 suicide bombing in Karachi.
"They (Pakistani Taliban) see this as an opportunity, they want to send a message to his strength, and his relatively weak Nawaz Sharif," said Ahmed Rashid, author and expert on the Taliban .
"The army is opposed to the talks, and now they want to hammer these guys a little bit more."
However, the military and the ISI in favor of talks involving the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan. Although the Pakistani Taliban accept the Afghan faction leaders as their leader, the two groups operate separately.
Needs a clear plan
Pakistani military leaders distinguish Afghan Taliban, they think they can be seen as fighting against the occupation, and the local imitate what they see the suffering of domestic terrorists.
U.S., Pakistan's largest donor, hoping Islamabad come up with a clear plan, and to intensify opposition groups, such as regularly attack U.S. troops in Afghanistan mountain hideout in Pakistan Haqqani network.
Haqqani network is allied to the Taliban in Afghanistan, but in the rugged other armed groups are also based on the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan has bases.
Sa Mina Ahmed, South Asia project director for the International Crisis Group, "the tough talk (government) then said," because militants have shown that they really do not care (who is in power). "(Taliban) are willing to put them on the matter."
As a Tehreek-e-Taliban is known, the Pakistani Taliban is a loose alliance, al-Qaeda-linked militants fighting to overthrow the government and implement severe Islamic law.
The military says they talk is meaningless unless they lay down their arms. But the Taliban themselves, angered a May 28 drone strike killed deputy chief, Wali - Rahman, or not in the mood to negotiate.
"We have authorized our people everywhere in Pakistan adequate response, if the government and security forces for their operation, said:" A Taliban commander in South Waziristan tribal western regions.
Confusion on the ground
In fact, the cease-fire agreement in the past have failed, allowing only militants regroup and strike again.
Sharif's plan that the previous government's 3D policy "deterrence, development and democracy" shift from "demolition, including prevention, education and social reintegration."
What this means in practice is unclear, there is no consensus. All parties conference, aimed at introducing new security plan a step that has been indefinitely postponed.
One stumbling block is the army - Pakistan army has largely free hand, for internal security. This is the military, intelligence agencies and the Taliban itself will decide whether to speak or who is playing.
Politicians hope that may change.
"The army also understand that it can not go alone, in order to maintain domestic stability and the survival of their own, it might just be let go, said:" Sharif ruling PML-N party's one source.
Sharif has twice served as prime minister, and in 1999 a military coup ousted, and now carefully maneuver.
He made a rare visit to the ISI headquarters, the face of the general's face to face, and also ordered the establishment of a working group to start peace talks with militant groups.
His main idea is to establish an independent body higher than the government, coordinating intelligence sharing and corrected in Pakistan is called "civilian military imbalance." Some in the military believe that the ball in his court.
"Today, it would be incorrect to say:" A retired senior military officers say the army has full control over policy making. "This is just fashionable to say that the army will not allow civilians to work. Problem is that they want to work?"
But now, when it comes to the Taliban, there is more confusion than clarity.
"On the ground there is no such policy, a senior police officer said:" In the Afghan border, Khyber - Pakhtunkhwa region release. "I should have hit them or speak to them?"
 



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