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| India-Pakistan |
| Tribesmen asked to expel Al Qaeda |
| 2007-06-13 |
| Authorities on Tuesday issued a fresh appeal to tribesmen in a rugged region bordering Afghanistan to expel Taliban and Al Qaeda rebels and their supporters. Local administrator Pirzada Khan told 500 tribesmen and clerics in North Waziristan that he was bringing a message direct from President General Pervez Musharraf and NWFP Governor Ali Orakzai. “Pakistan is under tremendous pressure from foreign countries over militant activity,” Khan told the jirga in Miranshah. Amid allegations that there were foreign militants and training camps in Waziristan, Khan said “to find a solution we shall have to expel those who are not with the nation.” Khan praised tribesmen for their “commendable role” since but said that “some people are siding with the enemy for little money and they want to create misunderstandings between tribes and government.” One senior tribesman at the meeting said they would do all to keep the peace deal intact, but accused the US of wanting to “end Pakistan and the tribes.” |
| Posted by:Fred |