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| Taliban hail PM's statement on FCR |
| 2008-03-30 |
| Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan on Saturday welcomed Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani’s statement that the new government would repeal the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and talk to militants in the Tribal Areas. “The prime minister has won the tribal people’s hearts,” Taliban spokesman Maulvi Umar told local reporters by telephone from an undisclosed location. The government should “immediately enforce Shariah” in the Tribal Areas, he said. “The people of the Tribal Areas have long been waiting for Shariah.” The Taliban spokesman said the militants would respond “positively” to the government’s dialogue offer. But he said the Pakistani government should stop participating in the US-led war on terror. “This government should say bye-bye to pro-US policies,” he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |