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Pakistan militant commander ready for talks

Pakistan News.Net
Saturday 5th July, 2008 (IANS)

A tribal council mediating between Pakistani authorities and Islamic rebels Saturday said a powerful militant commander has agreed to hold negotiations to end the military action in the Khyber tribal district in the northwest.

The government sent in hundred of paramilitary forces backed by tanks, artillery and armoured vehicles to the town of Bara last week, foreseeing the threat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) capital Peshawar falling to the Lashkar-e-Islam militant group.

The offensive was put on hold Friday when local elders volunteered to hold talks with the group's chief, Mangal Bagh, who along with hundreds of his men had retreated to remote Tirah valley in the rugged mountain territory of Khyber.

'It's a great success that the process of reconciliation has begun,' one of the mediators Haji Shaukat told journalists in Peshawar, where the council was expected to apprise government functionaries of its dialogue with Bagh.

'If there is sincerity, God willing the negotiations will prove successful,' Shaukat said.

According to him, the authorities have given an assurance that the military action will remain suspended as long as the talks continue.

However, the Frontier Corps (FC) paramilitary forces have identified militant targets in the Khyber district which would be taken out if peaceful means fail.

Troops have so far detained 92 'criminals' and destroyed 12 buildings used by three local militant groups, including the banned Lashkar-e-Islam. Large caches of weapons were also seized.

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Independent
07-05-08, 06:22 AM

Pakistan militant commander ready for talks


These traitors must be wiped out for once & for all. It is time Peace be restored in Afghanistan & in Pakistan. Afghanis must return to normal life free of Taliban’s oppresion nd Poppy fields. And foreign troops return to their countries. Afghani’s should live in peace without any foreign intervention.

Anonymous
07-05-08, 06:30 AM

Diplomacy wins out over waging wars

Why fight your way out of a dilemma when you can talk your way out? Bring on the talks. Talk to your enemies if need be to make peace. Trying to kill them all is stupid - and expensive.

concerned Pakistani
07-05-08, 11:30 AM

Do not give up

My sincere advice to Pakistan Government and Army is that the military action in the troubled area, is and was a very wise and much needed action and that must not be stopped half way,as was done in past. Please do not give up and do not trust them. They always take disadvantage of truce. They are cheaters, they are traitors,they are enemies of Pakistan and Afghanistan, they are enemies of Islam. Wipe them out from their very roots.Do not forget that your prime duty is to save your country and your people, they are not your not your people and they do not belong to your country. Why do you forget that they have never accepted laws of Pakistan as their laws.

Anonymous
07-05-08, 06:26 PM

we should not forget that pandu post was captured by just 8 pak regular including capt sarwar shaheed and 30 tribals in 1948.those were tribals who sacrificed during post russian occupation era.we must not forget the pact made by quaid while accepting there sovereignity.it has become our national culture to always ditch and decieve our wellwishers.those who are jubilant on the success of ongoing operation should understand that they are not fighting back.the secular afghans and pakistanis who cant even eat without begging there masters should not forget there misadventure on the same terrain a few months back.the lions of mehsud and wazir defeated the colonials then and will crush there puppets even now.the only solution is convene peace jirgas.

Anonymous
07-05-08, 07:07 PM

its in the wider interest of pakistan and US to have a friendly tribal belt and secure afghanistan.this can only be achieved by confidence building measures.growing indian and iranian interest in afghanistan is the route cause of problem. pak neighbours are pumping in millions to destabalise tribal belt and fanatics are getting best advantage out of this proxy war.only peace efforts coupled with massive develoment can make the way to segregate fanatic elements.all the desired results cannot be achieved overnight.tribals are not duffers like iraqis.PAK US joint objective can only be achieved through patience.unfortunately both of our nations highly paid think tanks dont know shit about ground realities and just not doing justice to there job.in my opinion an illetrate taliban commander is playing more shrewdly then these high profile intellectuals.rising militancy is a proof to it.prolonged fighting will only benefit extremist and further destabalise pakistan.

Anonymous
07-05-08, 07:16 PM

its in the wider interest of pakistan and US to have a friendly tribal belt and secure afghanistan.this can only be achieved by confidence building measures.growing indian and iranian interest in afghanistan is the route cause of problem. pak neighbours are pumping in millions to destabalise tribal belt and fanatics are getting best advantage out of this proxy war.only peace efforts coupled with massive develoment can make the way to segregate fanatic elements.all the desired results cannot be achieved overnight.tribals are not duffers like iraqis.PAK US joint objective can only be achieved through patience.unfortunately both of our nations highly paid think tanks dont know shit about ground realities and just not doing justice to there job.in my opinion an illetrate taliban commander is playing more shrewdly then these high profile intellectuals.rising militancy is a proof to it.prolonged fighting will only benefit extremist and further destabalise pakistan.


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