... aka
Taliban Khan, who isn't your heaviest-duty thinker, maybe not even among the top five...
called upon the Pakistain army to end its cooperation in so-called US-led war against terrorism in the country. He said continuation of US drone attacks was a negation of resolution adopted by All Parties Conference.
| Y'all may have agreed among yourselves, but we didn't. It's one of those belling the cat thingies, I'm afraid. |
Wazoo Grand Jirga against drone strikes in Islamabad Thursday, Khan said that the army should halt its operation in the tribal areas as people of that region are against a military action there.He also said that Pakistain is being pressured into initiating an operation in North Waziristan. He "some elements are manipulating facts to prove that tribal people favour such operations."
| It's so sad when even cutting off people's heads won't make them love you. |
Imran said that drone attacks usually kill innocent people.
| When they insist on standing right next to seriously guilty ones, but do go on... |
Khan added that there was a drone strike within 24 hours of a resolution against drone attacks in parliament, which illustrated that this government was working on the behest of the US.
Khan said Pakistain was capable of bringing down the drones but the government was following the secret agreements made with the United States.
"Drones are flagrant violation of human rights
...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions...
and more importantly, a breach of Pakistain's illusory sovereignty, which has been allowed by the rulers," the PTI chairman maintained.
Earlier, a resolution passed at the Jirga against drone attacks asks the Supreme Court to take action against such strikes. There have been over 270 drone strikes inside Pakistain to date.
Jemima Khan
...first gained notice in the United Kingdom as a young heiress, the daughter of Lady Annabel and Sir James Goldsmith. She was married to the retired Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan between 1995 and their divorce in 2004. For the next three years, from 2004 to 2007, Khan gained worldwide media attention by sharing the baloney with British film star Hugh Grant. She has nothing to do with pancakes...
and a large number of relatives of rustics killed or injured in about 300 drone attacks took part in the jirga.
Reprieve, an NGO, hosted the event.
He asked government to resign for being ineffective saying the government has failed to solve the problems of the people. He said that the government has failed to protect the lives, property and honour of the people. If the government cannot serve the people, it should resign, he added.
Later Imran Khan led anti-US drone attacks rally from China Chowk to D-Chowk parliament House, in which a large number of people mostly from PTI. A few dozen rustics from Waziristan, where most of the drone strikes are concentrated, also attended the peaceful demonstration.
Protesters demand an end to US drone strikes, claiming they kill more innocent civilians than Taliban and Al-Qaeda leaders.
The protesters also set fire to a wooden model of a drone, dancing around and shouting "No more drone attacks", "No to drones, no to USA", carrying big signs saying "Stop drone attacks in Pakistain".
"Anyone wearing a turban, bearded men, and offering Namaz is considered to be a terrorist by US", said a protester belonged to North Waziristan. He said those who are called Death Eaters are actually hero for us because they are serving Islam.