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| Extremist outfits asked to shun violence to participate in polls |
| 2017-09-21 |
| [DAWN] Awami National Party founded by Abdul Wali Khan in 1986. Part of the PPP-led cabinet 2008-13. The ANP is considered left wing, advocating for secularism, democratic socialism, public sector government, and economic egalitarianism.... president Asfandyar Wali Khan on Tuesday urged jehadi and krazed killer organizations to abandon violence before participating in electoral politics. "Entry of these groups in mainstream political process is a positive step. But they should publicly disassociate themselves from their past activities and apologise for it," replied Asfandyar Wali when asked about the participation of the Milli Moslem League (MML) and other similar groups in the NA-120 Lahore by-polls. "If they (jehadi and krazed killer outfits) are joining the mainstream politics without giving up their previous activities, then it will be dangerous for the society," he told a news conference here at the Bacha Khan Markaz after chairing a meeting of the party’s central council. The MML, the newly-formed political wing of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa ...the front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba... , is contesting the by-elections in NA-4 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. next month. |
| Posted by:Fred |