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Is Pakistan preparing to get out of US war on terrorism?
After having sacrificed over $85 billion and more than 50,000 lives in the US war on terror, Pakistan is now finally preparing to get out of Washingtons war.Political differences apart, both the PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and his hot contender for the post-May 11 government, PTIs Imran Khan, have made it clear that Pakistan would be driven out of the 12-year-old war on terror. Both the political leaders, in their separate statements, have unambiguously rejected the policy of use of force and military operations against the local Taliban to check extremism and curb terrorism. Instead, they have openly supported initiating dialogue with the local Taliban. The two top contestants for the future premiership have conveyed their no to the war on terror.Imran Khan has repeatedly pledged during his ongoing election campaign that if he came into power he would get Pakistan out of war on terror. On the issue of drone attack, Khan took an aggressive stance by announcing that under his rule the drones would be shot down if found violating Pakistans sovereignty. Posted by: tipper 2013-05-07 |
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