 LAHORE: President General Pervez Musharraf has warned terrorists and extremists in Pakistan that they will be eliminated.
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“I warn those foreign terrorists in Waziristan to leave otherwise we’ll finish them off,” he said in a speech to a large crowd at Minar-e-Pakistan on the occasion of Pakistan Day. “I also warn those religious extremists who burnt down The Mall on February 14 to refrain from such activities in future as destruction and arson will not be tolerated anymore.”
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The president also appealed to the people of NWFP to support the operation against the terrorists. “If people stand by the Pakistan Army in Waziristan, I assure them that law and order will be restored in the area,” he said. Gen Musharraf also took the opportunity to slam “the politicians sitting in London”, referring to former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto. “I know these people traded congrats when The Mall was looted. These people cannot be friends of Pakistan. I urge you people never allow them to return to the country. Reject them and get them out of politics,” he said. The president was confident the troubles in Balochistan would be resolved soon. “These two or three Sardars who are fighting against their own people will be sorted out very soon. They are already on the run as they know they have lost support among their own people,” he said. |