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| Karachi grapples with Taliban recruitment |
| 2010-10-29 |
| [Al Jazeera] Though US dronezaps on Taliban targets in northwest Pakistain have become routine, the group continues to have a presence in the country's south. Several members of the Pak Taliban have been jugged in the southern port city of Bloody Karachi. However, The infamous However... despite the crackdowns, the Taliban continues to use the city as a hub for funding and recruitment. Amir Latif, from the Online News Network in Bloody Karachi, told Al Jizz that the Taliban are hiding in Bloody Karachi. "It's very true they are in here. Bloody Karachi is the commercial hub of Pakistain. They can get finance from many resources; direct funding from their supporters here as well as through illegal funding from outside," he said. "However, Another However, equally infamous... it is impossible for the Taliban to capture land here or establish their own government in line with the tribal regions [like Wazoo and Swat Valley]." But there are those who disagree - the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party, which represents Urdu-speakers, allege the Taliban have set up base in the mountains round the city. Pashtuns who live there deny that - for them such allegations are aimed at countering the mass migration of Pashtuns who have been escaping the violence in northwest tribal regions. |
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