Guarded enough?: 883 on VIP protection in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

They want protection from the public

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To a certain point I agree with Manzoor Ali’s story but lets also face the fact,For the last few years all the liberal and secular minded politicians are target of cruel Taliban zombies,Shabaz,Nawaz,Imran,difa-e-pakistn can hold rallies because they are pro-taliban,lets not forget famous statement of SHABAZ LOHAR who called Taliban his brothers and ask them not to attack people in Lahore.For the last few years all those who are against Taliban and their cruel activities are on Taliban’s hit list,liberals like Benazir,Salman Taseer,Shahbaz Bhatti were killed by Taliban,ANP chief ASFAND YAR was attacked too,so I think in this kind of situation, liberal politicians need security but I hope they don’t misuse this privilege.

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@bs marwat: Why don’t whoever he is get his own security if he’s a big shot?

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There is direct threat to the life of ANP leadership and their close relatives as well as to the KP govt officials. ANP is the only party which has challenged the militants politically/ideologically, and supports the military operation against such miscreants (while at the same time offering them talks/negotiations if they shun violance). They could have easily kept silent and had no fear (like all other parties), but they preferred risking their own lives over cleansing the Pakhtun land from extremism. It is wrong that militants are targetting them because they are doing wrong things. What “wrong thing” was done by Professor ajmal (cousin of Wali khan and principal Islamia college who was kidnapped), Gulalai khan (sister of asfandyar wali who was attacked & wounded while going from hospital after doing her duty as a doctor), and Rashid hussain (the only son of Mian iftikhar murdered in clod blood), Ajmal khattak (whose grave was bombed),..the list can go on if I write about hundreds of party workers who lost their lives and many suicide attempts on party leadership. In such a situation it is everyone’s basic human right to guard him/herself. Leaders of other parties may not have as much security because they are not opposing/condemning/challenging the extremists either out of fear or because they agree to their ideology. MagnanimotyRecommend

The recent attack in Kohat on a Jirga, in which ANP MNA narrowly escaped while 4 others were killed, proves that those who want to create fuss about the security provided to ANP leadership & KP govt officials have malafide intentions.

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