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Militants can strike at will, admits KP govt
[Dawn] The strength of faceless myrmidons has increased so alarmingly that now, they can reach anywhere they want to carry out their activities, said provincial information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain on Friday.

"The time has come to take the final decision on whether to hold dialogue with faceless myrmidons or to begin a meaningful operation against them," the minister told the provincial assembly on a point of order about the recent acts of militancy, especially the killing of seven aid workers, including six women, in Swabi.

Mr Hussain said a lot had been spoken in condemnation of Death Eater attacks and therefore, it was direly needed to take militancy to its logical end.

He said there were two options with the government either to hold dialogue with faceless myrmidons and if it was not possible, then the second option was intensive operation against them.

The minister said all political parties and security agencies should get together to make an effective strategy before the government held dialogue with faceless myrmidons or went for operation against them.

He said former prime minister and Pakistain Mohammedan League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
had favoured the stand of ANP chief Asfandyar Wali Khan, who pushed the country's politicianship for taking decisive steps against militancy.

He urged the leadership of other political groups to come forward for ending the evil of militancy forever.

Mr Hussain said militancy had increased in the province so dangerously that all other issues had become non-issues.

He said liquidation of vaccinators and aid workers in the province, assault on Bacha Khan International Airport, liquidation of minister Bashir Bilour and the kidnapping and subsequent killing of Levies personnel in a short span of time showed how strong faceless myrmidons had grown.

Posted by: Fred 2013-01-06
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