"We will continue our protest against drone strikes and...we will not allow NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
supplies to pass through the (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
) province," 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....
chief Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality problems...
told the gathering outside parliament. Rallies against the drone attacks began in 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.
on November 24. Apart from PTI politicians, members of parliament from the Jamaat-e-Islami
...
The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka
The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an
independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
took part in the rally, shouting slogans against the United States and the government of Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
Imran accused Nawaz's government of double standards on the issue and called for the blocking of supply routes through Pakistain for NATO troops in Afghanistan. "Our rulers have double standards, they say one thing to the Americans and the complete opposite to the nation," he said. "These missile strikes violate international laws. We do not want a war with America but we are protesting against the cruel policies of America."