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| Taliban attacks worry Olde Peshawar business community |
| 2008-06-20 |
| The increasing activities of Taliban on the outskirts of Peshawar are rapidly becoming a threat to business community in this provincial metropolis and businessmen have warned of shifting their enterprises to other provinces if the government did not take steps to control the law and order situation. Expressing concern over the wave of Talibanisation around Peshawar, Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) vice president Inayat Khan said both the common citizens and investors were worried about the prevailing situation. Security: He said the government should provide security to businessmen to ensure more investment in this cash-strapped province. Commenting on the situation, SCCI former president Ghulam Sarwar Mohmand said around 90 per cent supply to NWFP industries from Punjab had been stopped due to the official statements and threats by Taliban. He said the prevailing situation had compelled majority of industrialists to shift their industries to other provinces. Mohmand urged the government to ensure safety of life and property to citizens. He said some recent statements from government circles regarding beefing up of security in and around Peshawar had further increased the awe and fear among the people. |
| Posted by:Fred |