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Opp leaders to visit Bajaur tomorrow
Not that they had to clear up which side they're on...
Top opposition leaders will visit Bajaur Agency tomorrow (Monday) to express solidarity with the hard boyz residents of Damadola village. The village was the site of US air strike which targeted Al Qaeda’s second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri, but killed 18 civilians instead. MMA chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, General Secretary Maulana Fazlur Rehman, ARD Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim, PML-N central Chaudhry Nisar and Tehrik-e-Insaaf President Imran Khan are scheduled to visit the area, a JI tribal leader said.

However, the political administration of Bajaur Agency said that it would stop the planned visit. “We will move against the opposition leaders’ visit according to (federal) government directives,” said a senior administration official in Khar, the Bajaur Agency regional headquarters. Last week, the administration turned away Awami National Party provincial leader Bashir Bilour when he tried to visit Damadola. Addressing a joint press conference on Saturday, opposition leaders said that they had united against “the American bombing of civilians”. They expressed indignation over the government’s attitude, saying it has “failed to protect the life, property and sanctity” of the citizens by “allowing the US to violate Pakistan’s sovereignty with impunity”.
Posted by: Fred 2006-01-23
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=140529