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| '39 militant outfits operating in KP' |
| 2014-03-05 |
| [DAWN] Parliamentary party leaders of the treasury and opposition benches in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... Assembly put their heads together in a closed-door meeting here Monday and discussed prevailing security situation in the province. Sources said bigwigs briefed parliamentary party leaders about the law and order situation and said 39 bully boy outfits were operating in the province, while 20 other groups functioning in the garb of Pak Taliban were involved in extortion, kidnapping for ransom and other criminal activities. Chief Minister Pervez Khattak, opposition leader Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan, Qaumi Watan Party's Sikandar Khan Sherpao, Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... 's Sirajul Haq, Awami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistain's Shahram Khan Tarakai, Awami National Party's Sardar Hussain Babak, Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam ...the political wing of the Pak Taliban... -Fazl's Maulana Lutfur Rehman and Pakistain People's Party's Mohammad Ali Shah Bacha attended the session, which lasted more than three hours. Inspector General of Police Nasir Durrani and home and tribal affairs secretary Akhtar Ali Shah briefed politicianship about the provincial government's counter terrorism strategy. It is learned that the officials disclosed 39 bully boy groups were operating in the province, while 20 more criminals groups carrying out extortion, assassinations and other high profile crimes in the name of Taliban also had their presence there.The officials told parliamentary leaders that the counter terrorism force was being established in the province, which would be equipped with high-tech equipment and weapons. According to them, 30 detection dogs have been purchased for police but their handlers have yet to be hired. The meeting was informed that the federal government did not take the provincial government into confidence about peace talks with the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP). Sources said parliamentary leaders of the opposition parties asked the government to share with them report on the inquiry into the DI Khan jailbreak. The forces of Evil had attacked the jail in July 2013 freeing over 2,050 prisoners, including 30 suspected bully boys. The government had constituted a high-level committee to investigate the incident. However, corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds... the inquiry report has yet to be made public.The next meeting of the parliamentary party leaders will take place on March 7 wherein the opposition is to give suggestions to the government on how to improve security situation. |
| Posted by:Fred |