President General Musharraf has vowed to “crush” militancy with force and insisted that the Bajaur madrassa targeted in an airstrike on Monday was a training camp for Taliban militants. | "We will crush militancy with force and no one will be allowed to challenge the writ of the government." |
“Anyone who says that they were innocent people are telling lies. The compound was being used for training of militants,” Gen Musharraf said. “They were being monitored for the last seven days. We knew exactly who they are, what they are doing. They were all militants, using weapons, doing military training within the compound.” However, he said use of military force only bought time and did not provide a political solution to extremism and terrorism, which must be addressed through a holistic strategy.