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MMA rule helped Taliban flourish in FATA: Iftikhar
Five years of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) rule have helped the Taliban flourish in FATA and NWFP, a private TV channel quoted NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain as saying on Sunday.

According to the channel, Hussain told reporters in Peshawar that religious parties including the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl's (JUI-F) irresponsible and dual policies on the Taliban would pave way for NATO and US troops' invasion of Pakistan. He said Mingora was in control of the security forces while the Taliban have been flushed out of 90 percent of Buner and Dir.

He said the operation against all those elements that had taken up arms and were challenging the writ of the government would continue.

According to another news channel, Hussain also said the government would leave no stone unturned to ensure a better future for the people.
For a given definition of "better", of course.
The minister said Pakistani security forces were fully capable of defeating the Taliban and the US and NATO should not be concerned about that. He said all civil servants, except teachers posted in Buner, had been directed to resume their duties from June 1.
Posted by: Fred 2009-06-01
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