...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
, Maulana Sami ul Haq has said that peace is unlikely without talks with the Taliban, DawnNews reported.
Denouncing the Peshawar church blast that led to 84 deaths, he said that Islam safeguards the rights of the minorities.
He said that he was saddened by Chaudry Nisar's statements and went on to add that the decision to meet with the Taliban would be reviewed upon Prime Minister Mian
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
return to the country.
He called the All Parties Conference (APC) a 'waste of time'.
"Our politics is based on defending the nation and enforcing shariah," he said while discussing politics in the country.
"If drone attacks are carried out on people, then they were will be forced to carry out suicide kabooms," he said.
Calling the 'Taliban peace talks' a positive move, he said the initiative "must not be cast aside to facilitate a war waged by others".
"The prime minister must inform the United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
about the issues faced by Pakistain. The entire country is burning due to this war on terror," he said.
On the subject of law and order situation in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
, he said that the parties involved in assassinations have been exposed by the Supreme Court and must be declared as terrorist organizations by the government.
He demanded the dissolution of Council of Islamic Ideology at the earliest and stressed that no change in blasphemy laws would be tolerated.