| So they have been saying. What odds they have considerably more than five? |
"You should know that at the moment they have at least 400 to 500 female suicide bombers in
Wazoo and other tribal areas," said Maulana Aziz, referring to the TTP."The government should realise the situation and their demands."
Maulana Aziz said the Taliban were most interested in implementing Sharia. The US military presence in Afghanistan is "a very small factor" in the fight, he added, disputing statements by Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
chief Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who ain't the brightest knife in the national drawer...
and others.
"They (Taliban) are fighting for the implementation of Sharia," Aziz said at the seminary where some 1,300 female students are studying. "It's the law of nature that when people don't get their rights, they pick up arms."
The number of female suicide bombers mentioned by Maulana Abdul Aziz "is a very exaggerated figure", said Muhammad Amir Rana, director of the Islamabad-based Pakistain Institute for Peace Studies.
"The Taliban are way ahead in the propaganda war, and they have given a tough time to the state," he said. "Female suicide bombers have been used, but not too many."
Maulana Aziz, who was placed in durance vile
Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out!
for two years after the raid on Lal Masjid, last week temporarily withdrew himself from the talks with TTP because the government insisted the negotiations be held under the Constitution. He will remain on the TTP's committee, he added.
"The Taliban are in no hurry," the Maulana said, when asked whether the group wanted a deal soon to avoid a military strike. "They say they are not worried about it. They have been in a state of war for the past 10 years."
"If the military has weapons and air power, they (Taliban) have suicide bombers," Maulana Aziz said of the Taliban. "You cannot match them. Suicide bombers even destroyed the power of America in Afghanistan."