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| PTI, allies to table anti-drone resolution in KP assembly |
| 2013-06-06 |
| [BETA.DAWN] The Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... (PTI) led ruling coalition in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... have prepared a resolution calling on the federal government to take immediate steps to end US drone attacks in Pakistain. The joint-resolution, signed by the PTI and its allies in the provincial government, has been submitted in the KP Assembly secretariat and is likely to be taken up and passed during the upcoming session of the house. The resolution terms attacks by US unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) a violation of international laws. "The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly strongly condemns attacks on Pak soil by US drones, and considers them violations of international laws," says the resolution. "Drone attacks have led to a rise in terrorist attacks inside Pakistain and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and have caused irreparable damage to the province's economy," it says. The resolution also urges the federal government to immediately take effective steps to stop drone attacks, and to announce a clear policy on the issue as soon as possible. The document has been signed by leaders of four member parties of the provincial government: Shaukat Ali Yousufzai of Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), Sirajul Haq of Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... (JI), Sikandar Khan Sherpao of the Qaumi Watan Party and Shahram Khan Tarakai of the Awami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistain (AJIP). |
| Posted by:Fred |