Pakistan Taliban Demand New Government End War On Terror
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan militants linked to al-Qaeda warned any incoming civilian government on Sunday they would strike even more viciously if President Pervez Musharraf’s U.S-backed war on terror continued in tribal areas.
Following last week’s inconclusive election, several political parties are in talks to form a coalition strong enough for a ruling majority in the National Assembly. How they deal with militants will be one of their most pressing challenges.
The Pakistan Taliban have been blamed for the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on December 27, as well as killing hundreds in attacks over the past few years.
Maulvi Omar, a spokesman for the Pakistan Taliban, told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location that any new military operation in tribal areas would lead to more violence.
“Whoever makes the government, we want to make it clear to them if they impose war on us, we will not spare them,” he said.
“We don’t want political parties to repeat the mistake which Musharraf committed and follow a path dictated by the U.S.”
On Sunday mainstream Islamists said they would wait and see what sort of government emerges before deciding on any agitation.
(Reuters)
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