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Islam first Pakistan later: Maulvi Faqir
A senior Taliban leader said on Friday that the removal of President Pervez Musharraf, a review of the countrys foreign policy and the enforcement of Shariah law in the Tribal Areas were required for lasting peace in the country, adding that Islam comes first, then Pakistan.These three demands are a must for a lasting peace in the settled and Tribal Areas of the NWFP, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Maulvi Faqir Muhammad told a jirga near Khar, regional headquarters of the Bajaur Agency. The TTP organised the jirga to brief people on their policy. He said the Taliban were following a ceasefire and that was why there was a marked change in the security situation across the country. However, he said jihad against the United States would continue. Losses: He said, The US-led war in Afghanistan is actually aimed at destroying Pakistan. The Pakistan Army has suffered losses more than any other army after Musharraf committed Pakistan to the war on terror. He told Reuters that the money offered by the US on Bin Ladens head was not even worth his cap. The jirga concluded on an agreement demanding the government to replace the Frontier Crimes Regulation with Shariah law. MNA Akhunzada Chattan, who is from the Pakistan Peoples Party, was among the signatories to the agreement. Posted by: Fred 2008-04-19 |
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