Army withdrawal from Malakand approved by KP govt

[HAIDER]

PESHAWAR: As peace talks between the government and Pakistani Taliban move forward following the All Parties Conference, the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa government has in principle approved the gradual withdrawal of army from Malakand division.

In the initial stage, security forces will be withdrawn from Buner and Shangla districts in October.

An official communiqué issued from the CM House stated that KP Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak announced the withdrawal of army from Malakand division in Nowshera.

Khattak said that withdrawal of army from these two districts would be followed by a phase-wise withdrawal from Upper Dir, Lower Dir and Swat where ‘the writ of the government has been consolidated’.

Khattak said that the army was deployed in the Malakand division due to increasing activities of the Taliban in 2007.

The security forces had offered innumerable sacrifices to clear the area and restore peace and now ‘hundreds of displaced people are back’.

The chief minister said that the KP government wanted to resolve all issues through talks and it has been successful in maintaining the writ of the government.

The announcement of troops’ withdrawal has been viewed by many as a critical decision at a time when there is a likely truce between the outlawed Pakistani Taliban groups and the government.

The residents of Malakand have expressed their reservations time and again about the militants’ threat from across the border where the Fazlullah-led Taliban have safe heavens in Nuristan and Kunar provinces and launch attacks in Upper Dir, Lower Dir and in Bajaur Agency as well.
Army withdrawal from Malakand approved by KP govt - DAWN.COM

 

[pakdefender]

so , in the near future , for the THIRD time we will have to kick Fazullah and his rats out of Swat.

 

[pakdefender]

how easily we have forgotten these images

who in their right mind would wants to have these p i g s running around free to ruin whatever worthwhile is left in Pakistan ?

 

[Durrak]

If their job is done so what is so strange in it .. ??

 

[Inception-06]

If their job is done so what is so strange in it .. ??

Their job is not done, still the talibs are bombing our Soldiers and Bases !

 

[Durrak]

Their job is not done, still the talibs are bombing our Soldiers and Bases !

If you are relating it to today's incident so it is your misconception ... And they can't stay there for this long ..

 

[pakdefender]

If their job is done so what is so strange in it .. ??

left to the government of KP , the job that stands done will get undone , as it happened before

 

[Durrak]

left to the government of KP , the job that stands done will get undone , as it happened before

It depends on strategy and of course on time .. I wish it would not become worst like before ..

 

[pakdefender]

If you are relating it to today's incident so it is your misconception ... And they can't stay there for this long ..

it is your misconception that they cannot stay there for this long , its their country they can stay there as long as they like and keep wasting khanzeer taliban as long as it will take to rid the country of this menace

 

[Durrak]

it is your misconception that they cannot stay there for this long , its their country they can stay there as long as they like and keep wasting khanzeer taliban as long as it will take to rid the country of this menace

Yeah they can but what if they've already played their role and the territory don't need them inside the cities .. PA and government understands what is the need of time..

 

[pakdefender]

Yeah they can but what if they've already played their role and the territory don't need them inside the cities .. PA and government understands what is the need of time..

The PA does understand , unfortunately the government doesn't

 

[Durrak]

The PA does understand , unfortunately the government doesn't

At least give them chance to make it better we don't have any other option instead of trusting their decisions regarding peace ..

 

[Emmie]

What are the standards of policing in the region? I mean any satisfactory reforms?

 

[Inception-06]

At least give them chance to make it better we don't have any other option instead of trusting their decisions regarding peace ..

This people (TTP) are armed with Machine Guns, heavy and light anti Air craft Guns from 12,7mm to 14,5mm, RPG-7 Rocket lauchers, Grenades etc. if they give up their arms than they can get a chance !

 

[Leader]

What are the standards of policing in the region? I mean any satisfactory reforms?

dont we know?

this is sure short formula to failure, untill and unless the civilian setup along with law enforcing agencies are not capable enough, the army should not be moved to barracks..

the population should not be left at the mercy of taliban threat. unless ofcourse mukami lashkar take responsibility to protect the borders of insurgents !