Elements of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan based in Afghanistan and the Mohmand tribal region have despatched suicide bombers for a string of planned attacks on security forces, diplomatic missions and public gatherings across Pakistan, according to a media report today.

Taliban elements in Afghanistan's Kunar province have dispatched nine operatives, including two suicide bombers, to Pakistan via the Torkham land border to carry out attacks, The Express Tribune quoted an intelligence report as saying.