PTI's anti drone, peace march to Waziristan: News & Discussions

[Awesome]

I wish they penetrate the barriers and go up to the the Pak-Afghan border and show Nato the finger!

 

[Awesome]

Wasn't his nick name , "Im the Dim" in the London circuit during his early days???

This is typical of those who can't fight on substance and will resort to namecalling.

 

[TechMan]

My Leader !!

Is this pic from Waziristan march where they stayed in Dera Ismail Khan?

 

[saiyan0321]

well they have reached dabra according to social sites and pak army has let them in waziristan so now the barriers are lifted you are in let the talking begin

 

[SamranAli]

Ghulami ke zanjeeren ab to torr do ab to ptwario.

 

[Safriz]

yes the government has remived barriers and Army isnt stopping them either...
At least it will be a show of solidarity with so many families who lost loved ones to some unknown people playing video game via satellite.

 

[Awesome]

well they have reached dabra according to social sites and pak army has let them in waziristan so now the barriers are lifted you are in let the talking begin

Dabra kahan hain? Manzil kahan hai? Wana?

 

[Crypto]

Peace march denied entry into Waziristan by PA. Jalsa will be held in Tank

 

[Crypto]

Dabra kahan hain? Manzil kahan hai? Wana?

Original plan was to hold jalsa at Kotkai but now it will be held in Tank

 

[humanfirst]

Pakistan Blocks Anti-US Protest in Tribal Region

The Pakistani military blocked a convoy carrying thousands of Pakistanis and a small contingent of U.S. anti-war activists from entering a lawless tribal region along the border with Afghanistan on Sunday to stage a protest against American drone strikes.

The group, led by cricket star turned politician Imran Khan and his political party, was turned back just miles from the border of South Waziristan. After an hour of fruitless negotiations, Khan announced that the caravan would backtrack to the city of Tank, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) away, where he was expected to make a speech to the crowd.

Khan has harshly criticized the Pakistani government's cooperation with Washington in the fight against Islamist militants. He has been especially outspoken against U.S. drone strikes targeting militants and has argued that the country's alliance with Washington is the main reason Pakistan is facing a homegrown Taliban insurgency. He has suggested before that militant activity in Pakistan's tribal areas will dissipate when the U.S. ends the war across the border in Afghanistan.

Pakistan's tribal regions, such as North and South Waziristan, border Afghanistan and serve as bases for militant groups such as the Taliban to stage raids across the border into Afghanistan.
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The protest convoy of about 150 cars set out on Saturday from the capital Islamabad, traveled 400 kilometers (250 miles) and then stopped overnight in the city of Dera Ismail Khan. The plan for the second and final day was to travel another 120 km (70 miles) to reach Kotkai in South Waziristan. But the convoy was stopped in the town of Kawar.

Thousands of supporters had turned out along the route to cheer on the convoy, which stretches about 15 kilometers (9 miles) including accompanying media. Some of those packed into the vehicles waved flags for Khan's political group and chanted: "We want peace." Video on Pakistani media showed barricades with hundreds of police in riot gear, a sign of concerns that the motorcade would be attacked or become unruly.

Around three dozen Americans from the U.S.-based anti-war group CODEPINK joined Khan for the march. The American protesters say the U.S. drone strikes, contrary to the claims of American officials, have terrorized peaceful tribes living along the border and killed many innocent civilians — not just Taliban and al-Qaida fighters.

In a televised speech before the convoy got under way Sunday morning, Khan thanked his supporters and the U.S. group.

"We have achieved the goal of this march. Our message of peace has reached the world. I am thankful especially to the American group that came a long way here to join this protest against drone attacks," he said.

The convoy aims to throw a spotlight on the drone attacks, which many Pakistanis oppose as violations of the country's sovereignty that often kill civilians.

The rally was originally intended for South Waziristan, a tribal region where the Pakistani military has been battling a violent uprising by the Taliban, and factions of the Taliban have threatened to attack the march. On Saturday, a statement from a Taliban faction said to be based in eastern Punjab province warned that militants would target the protesters with suicide bombings.

Pakistan Blocks Anti-US Protest in Tribal Region - ABC News


Bad move by pak govt..

 

[Kompromat]

Imran Khan Speech @ Tank City Waziristan – 7th October 2012

IK's speech.

 

[laiqs@mi]

if they reached dabara its 40 KM towards wanna. from tank.
and from there to wanna its about 4.5 hours. but i dont think they will go forward or will be allowed to go forward

 

[Awesome]

The problem they see is that if 100,000 people can just march into Wana, pretty soon journalists will be emboldened enough to go there too and report the truth about whats going on.

Tomorrow if they say drones killed 10 militants in a hut, a camera crew will reach there and report exactly who got killed. Perhaps even video tape one of these drones taking a shot. That is what American and Pakistani governments are afraid to show to the world.

 

[Safriz]

They did reach Kawarh Qila

 

[Safriz]

I was always baffled from where this unlimited supply of C4 Zombies comes from..
PTV was just showing interviews of he people who's close friends and families have been effected by Drone strikes..
They say that most have nothing to do with any terrorism "Until" their livelihoods and family members are struck..Then they set out on revenge or just give up on life and are open to any offers/misdirections given to them by whoever posing as sympathizer telling them on how to take their revenge..
So in effect CIA HAS to carry on drone strikes so that they can get their supply of Suicide bombers to be sent inside Pakistan,and then claim this is "our war"...