Asfandyar wali khan speech against taliban killing
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Will target Pak's secular parties, warns Taliban
The Pakistani Taliban has said that it will carry out more attacks on "secular" political parties like the ANP and MQM, warning people to stay away from their rallies, a day after a blast outside an ANP gathering injured about 10 people.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan told the media in the country's northwest that his group would target the country's "secular parties" like the Awami national party, which rules Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement that is part of the ruling coalition at the centre.
"The attack on the ANP gathering was just the beginning. The attacks will intensify on the political gatherings of the secular ANP and MQM," Ihsan was quoted as saying bygd the media.
Ihsan warned people not to attend the rallies organised by these parties.
The ANP and MQM were on the Taliban's hit list because of their enmity to the militants, he said.
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Combating terrorism: Guns, talks can't go hand in hand, says Asfandyar Wali
ANP will negotiate with those who acknowledge the state.
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali has said that his party will negotiate with those who acknowledge the state and are ready to talk.
Wali was speaking at a press conference in Peshawar in relation to ANP leader Bashir Ahmed Bilour who was killed in a suicide attack.
Emphasising his willingness to talk to forces that agree to shun violence, Wali said that the ANP will be forced to call for action against violent elements.
“If we want to save democracy, we need to devise a policy against terrorism,” Wali stressed.
Speaking about the urgency for such action, the ANP chief said people of Pakistan need to unite against the terrorists and play their role.
He further added that the fight against terrorism is not one party’s fight and
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Will target Pakistan's secular parties, Taliban warns
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan told the media in the country's northwest that his group would target the country's "secular parties" like the Awami national Party, which rules Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement that is part of the ruling coalition at the centre.
"The attack on the ANP gathering was just the beginning. The attacks will intensify on the political gatherings of the secular ANP and MQM," Ihsan was quoted as saying by the media.
Ihsan warned people not to attend the rallies organised by these parties.
The ANP and MQM were on the Taliban's hit list because of their enmity to th