... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
in a week brought 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....
, the party leading the ruling coalition in the province, under severe criticism from almost all major political parties, with Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spends more time running his madrassah. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
-Fazl demanding removal of the provincial government over its failure to protect citizens.
Condemning Sunday's kaboom in the Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
in which over 40 people were killed, the politicians particularly criticised PTI chief Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality problems...
for his recent statement in which he had said that the Taliban should be allowed to open their offices in Pakistain.
On the other hand, Mr Khan termed it unfortunate that some parties were using the tragedy for making political gains.
Former president and Peoples Party leader Asif Ali Zardari termed the blast "most barbaric, inhuman and reflecting the depraved mind of the bad boys" and called for "a collective national response to uproot the snuffies from our midst".
"The wages of appeasing the bully boyz by asking for setting up their offices in the country are more than obvious and it is time that the nation and the state rise to give a befitting reply to them. Dithering and procrastination on our part will only further embolden the bad boys," Mr Zardari said in a statement issued by the PPP's media centre.
Mr Zardari's front man Senator Farhatullah Babar, when contacted, regretted that terrorist attacks had increased after the state "abdicated" its authority and declared the bully boyz as "stakeholders" in the grinding of the peace processor.
He criticised the PTI chief's statement regarding opening of Taliban's offices, saying it amounted to equating "the terrorists, murderers, rapists and dacoits with judges, lawyers and other segments of the society".
In reply to a question, Senator Babar said the PPP had supported the government in the all-party conference (APC) believing that the PML-N had been given a mandate by the people in elections and it should be given an opportunity to work for bringing peace to the country. The PPP, he said, believed that any political divide at this stage would only strengthen the hands of bad boys.
Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah in a statement said it appeared that Death Eaters were least interested in peace negotiations. He said it should also be a matter of concern for Mr Khan that his philosophy of negotiations for peace had badly failed.
A former minister and leader of the Awami National Party (ANP), Ghulam Ahmed Bilour said Mr Khan should be held accountable for his failure to protect the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
JUI-F chief
Maulana Fazlur RehmanDeobandi holy man, known as
Mullah Dieselduring the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ...
termed the killing of innocent people in the blast tragic and said enemies of peace could take advantage of the "uncertainty" about the talks with the Taliban.
Commenting on Mr Khan's statement citing an example of the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar, he said the PTI chief should know the difference between Afghan and Pak Taliban. He said opening a Taliban office was an "immature concept" and a "poorly conceived idea".
Talking to Dawn, JUI-F front man Jan Achakzai criticised the government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for "not taking steps to protect the citizens" and taking refuge under the excuse of delay in the start of peace talks.