As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) remains undeterred on its peace march to South Waziristan Agency (SWA) to protest against US drone strikes, a hitherto unknown Taliban faction on Friday warned the party against holding the rally tomorrow.
The group “Mujahideen-e-Jaishul Khilafa” (MJK) on Friday distributed pamphlets in Tank district, warning the people against participating in the march and threatening of “dire consequences”. The pamphlets, written in Urdu, warned the anti-drone demonstrators against entering SWA, while holding them responsible for any untoward incident they may face in the area.
The warning comes a day after the political administration of the SWA refused to give permission to the rally. The SWA administration is currently working out the ways and means to block the anti-drone peace march on the boundary between the districts of Dera Ismail Khan and Tank.
Meanwhile, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan denied that the Taliban had offered security to the PTI rally. “Imran Khan is holding the so-called peace march for political point scoring,” Ihsan said, adding that “our mujahideen are not that dispensable that we deploy them to protect a secular and western person.”
However, the approach of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government appears different than its stated policy. Despite its verbal opposition to the peace march from Islamabad to SWA, the Awami National Party (ANP) government is likely to quietly give way to the rally instead of countering it with force. The KP government is laying maximum emphasis on maintaining law and order situation.
KP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said the government had neither banned political activities in past, nor was it intending to in future. But he added that it would be better if PTI chief Imran Khan marches towards North Waziristan Agency, which is more affected by drone strikes. “If marches could stop drone strikes, we would have been organising much bigger ones than Imran Khan’s,” the minister said.
Meanwhile, KP Home and Tribal Affairs Department has announced that the foreign activists accompanying the march would not be allowed in the area. An official in the department said that entry into southern areas of the province and the tribal belt required a No Objection Certificate (NOC), and so far the PTI had not contacted the department to obtain the NOC.
Just propeganda
Well, for Taliban it is of no concern for what cause he plans to hold a march. One would be too naive to think if those people have anything to do with peace. For them his being educated in England could be a sufficient reason to do something nasty in the rally or to himself.
Well, for Taliban it is of no concern for what cause he plans to hold a march. One would be too naive to think if those people have anything to do with peace. For them his being educated in England could be a sufficient reason to do something nasty in the rally or to himself.
Just propeganda
Well, for Taliban it is of no concern for what cause he plans to hold a march. One would be too naive to think if those people have anything to do with peace. For them his being educated in England could be a sufficient reason to do something nasty in the rally or to himself.
I don't understand,how these drone attacks are useful for US and as Hina Rabbani Khar said that these attacks are against the US objective. US can't not achieve their goals in Afghanistan without the supports of the tribes of the region. With these attacks the US and Afghan war is becoming more and more tense. As frankly speaking In Pakistan US is trying to achieve the hearts of the people with help of the USAID I think it is not working for them until they stop these drone attacks.
I think the people of Pakistan will appreciate Imran Khan for this march as stopping drone attacks is the first desire of every Pakistani.
Imran with all his good intentions can not be two faced, on one hand he does not completely denounce the West, on the other hand he wants to be friends with the Taliban. Pakistan can do perfectly well without the so called support of the West, & who are they supporting? Only a hand full of gready scum politicians! We should work with China & Russia who have supported us on many a occasion. As for Taliban deport them all back to Afganistan seal our borders & let them cultivate their poppy fields which is the only thing they are good at apart from killing innocent people.
Just propeganda
Well, for Taliban it is of no concern for what cause he plans to hold a march. One would be too naive to think if those people have anything to do with peace. For them his being educated in England could be a sufficient reason to do something nasty in the rally or to himself.
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