| The NWFP government will not resign, nor become hostage to any militant group, Chief Minister (CM) Ameer Haider Khan Hoti and Senior Minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour said on Friday. Both were, in separate statements to the media, responding to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud who issued on Thursday a five-day ultimatum for the provincial government to resign or "face dire consequences". CM Hoti said the provincial government had "sent the army to Hangu as a precautionary measure", and not to target any particular group. "Supremacy of law shall be ensured at all costs, and no one will be allowed to kill security forces," said Bilour, who is also the key government negotiator in the peace talks with Swat militants. |