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| KP minister reiterates call for opening Taliban office |
| 2013-12-30 |
| [DAWN] Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... Minister for Information Shah Farman has reiterated his government's stand on the option of opening office for Taliban in the country and said that from the very beginning 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.... was in favour of negotiations for restoration of durable peace. Speaking at 'Meet the Press' programme of 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. Press Club on Saturday, the minister said that it was necessary for successful negotiations to have access to the stakeholders and the only option could be the Taliban's office. He said that the federal government was not sincere to take practical initiatives for negotiations otherwise it would have changed its foreign policy and approached the relevant people for the purpose. He said that the federal government had so far not devised a plan for negotiations with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain. "We have always emphasised holding negotiations with Taliban, stopping drone attacks, reviewing foreign policy and implementation of the resolutions adopted in an all parties' conference and in the parliament for establishment of sustainable peace in the country," the minister said. Commenting on the persistent attacks by myrmidons on vaccinators of anti-polio ...Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Between 1840 and the 1950s, polio was a worldwide epidemic. Since the development of polio vaccines the disease has been largely wiped out in the civilized world. However, since the vaccine is known to make Moslem pee-pees shrink and renders females sterile, bookish, and unsubmissive it is not widely used by the turban and automatic weapons set... drops, he said that the government was aware of the situation and would ensure protection of the volunteers and paramedics. |
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