... 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...
and the military operation in North
Wazoo Agency.But they asked for special arrangements for the internally displaced people (IDPs) of the areas concerned. "The opposition supports the military operation launched in NW Agency and stands fully behind the government," opposition leader Aitzaz Ahsan told the House after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's address to the Senate over the start of a full-fledged military operation in North Waziristan. The entire House supported the military operation.
They were of the view that dealing with militancy is not the job of the government or security forces alone, and called for unity among all the stakeholders, setting aside political differences. They said it is a matter of the existence of Pakistain and observed that the government has wasted a lot of time and energy over peace talks with the Taliban, which has allowed them to re-organise. The senators said four neighbouring countries have also been complaining about terrorism activities in their countries whose main culprits are living in Pakistain.
They advised against distinctions of good and bad Taliban and called for action against turbans across the country, including south Punjab and Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
. Before the prime minister's speech in the Senate, the senators criticised the government for not taking parliament into confidence over such an important matter. Speaking on the occasion ANP's Senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilor said the government has handed over major installations and big cities to forces, but left 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.
alone.
Being a front line province, he said the people of Peshawar should not be left at the mercy of the Taliban, and hand it over to the security forces. Supporting action against the turbans, PPP's Senator Farhatullah Babar demanded answers to a number of questions. He asked why the military, and not the civilian government, announced the operation. He said there is a widespread perception that the military decided to launch the operation, while the "foot-dragging" civilian government followed suit, which would only exacerbate the civil-military divide.