Again, I don't know why some of the Indians are getting so excited here. Not only are the TTP helping ETIM, Jundullah, Al-Qaeda in Pakistan's tribal areas, but also inside Afghanistan close to the border region. They are a threat to not only China, but also to Pakistan & the citizens of Pakistan. Pakistan understands this, that is why Pakistan is pounding the TTP hard everyday, & that is why the Chinese & Pakistani authorities are in such close co-operation. The state of Pakistan is not responsible for Afghanistan being the theater of the global WOT, & it is understandable that there will be some spillover from the global WOT into other neighboring countries. It is interesting that the rise of the militant groups post 9/11 such as Jundullah (a headache for Iran & Pakistan), ETIM (headache for AfPak & China), IMU (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan), IIPB/SPIR (Chechnya, Russia) etc are proving to be a huge headache for all the countries in the neighborhood. Another interesting fact is that not only are they terrorist groups, but also separatist insurgents. Similar to the situation one sees in Kurdistan, a perennial headache for the neighboring countries there.