 KHAR: Wanted local Taliban leader Maulana Faqir Muhammad offered peace to the government on Thursday in exchange for the release of tribal militants. The offer came during a public meeting in Mamoond Tanari, which was addressed by Faqir Muhammad. Tribal elders welcomed the move and urged the government to seize the opportunity.
| "Yup. Yup. Sounds good to us." |
The wanted Tehrik-e-Nifaz Shariah Muhammad (TNSM) leader survived a deadly US missile attack in Damadola, in which 13 tribesmen were killed earlier this year.
| That was the "dinner with Ayman" strike, so we know where their sympathies lie... |
"Our aim is to fight the international terrorist America. We do not want bloodshed in our home country," he told hundreds of tribesmen at the meeting. He said that all issues could be negotiated if the government accepted his offer. "The tribal elders and paramilitary force are our brothers. We do not want to confront them," he said. "For the sake of peace, we are ready for any kind of negotiations." But he warned that he would retaliate if the government attempted to "harm" him. "I will harm anyone who harms me," he said.
| TNSM were the dipschitz who loaded up their pickup trucks with young turbans waving AKs and drove off to help the Taliban defeat the evil Merkins. The young turbans who weren't wiped out were later ransomed. Tribal attention spans being marvelously short, the TNSM leadership hasn't been tarred and feathered, though the organization is officially banned by the gummint — which is obviously just as effective as can be. |
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