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| India-Pakistan |
| Swat Taliban, govt agree on militants' release |
| 2008-06-06 |
| Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat (TTS) and the NWFP government agreed on Thursday on the release in three phases of Taliban arrested by the security forces during the recent Swat military operation. Sources said 64 militants would be freed on Friday (today) from Timergara jail in the first phase. All prisoners would be released within two weeks, they added. The consensus was reached on Thursday afternoon, the sources said. TTS spokesman Muslim Khan said the first group of imprisoned Taliban would be freed on Friday (today). Talking to Daily Times by telephone, the TTS spokesman said “foreign elements” were conspiring against the restoration of peace in Swat and the rest of the country. “These foreign elements are also conspiring against our religion,” he said, “But we will frustrate their evil designs and make the peace accord a success.” He denied local Taliban involvement in terrorist activities after the signing of the peace agreement, adding that a “third party”, which was against the peace accord, was sabotaging the truce. “But we will not allow them to succeed.” |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 To bad they don't tag them. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-06-06 15:25 |