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| Somebody else pushing strings of Swat, Fata unrest: Hoti |
| 2009-01-30 |
| Chief Minister NWFP Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said on Wednesday that ìelements behind the curtainî were pushing strings in Swat and Fata for their ulterior motives. Talking to a delegation of the Timergara Press Club here, he said the roots of the ongoing insurgency and unrest in the province and the tribal areas were somewhere else and Pakhtuns were paying its price. He repeated that lasting peace was possible through negotiation and political process and once again extended his offer for talks to the militants.He said terming the present situation as a mere law and order problem would amount to hiding the facts as it was a full-fledged insurgency and mutiny. There is a hell of difference between law and order and insurgency, he explained. He argued had the government succeeded in controlling the militancy that had started from Waziristan, the situation would not have been so complicated today. However, he was confident that his government would emerge victorious from the present crises with the support of the people. The fire that has engulfed the entire Pakhtun region is the result of the 30-year Afghan war and it is a planned conspiracy against the Pakhtuns, he said, adding internal and external forces were behind the unrest in Swat and Bajaur and it could devastate the country if it was not extinguished in time. He repeated that a peaceful Afghanistan was essential for maintaining peace in Fata and the Frontier province. The NWFP government would take no time in implementing the Shari Nizam in the Malakand Division after its approval by the federal government, he explained. The government is not reluctant to fulfil the longstanding demand of the people in this regard, he further added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 "pushing strings" is the ultimate definition of Pakistan counterinsurgency. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-01-30 13:59 |
| #1 ...ìelements behind the curtainî were pushing strings in Swat and Fata for their ulterior motives. The Iwizard of Ozi? And don't most people pull strings? I mean, try pushing one... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-01-30 09:42 |