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TTP Punjab warns PTI march participants of 'painful consequences'
PTI's only motive to come to Waziristan is to mislead simple people of tribal region, says TTP Punjab in a statement.
PTI's only motive to come to Waziristan is to mislead simple people of tribal region, says TTP-Punjab in a statement. PHOTO: FILE
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Punjab faction has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf “peace march” is forcing them to take “strict actions”, a statement issued by the militant faction said on Saturday.
The TTP Punjab warned the participants to not endorse his “peace march” and said that they will face “painful consequences” if they do so.
The statement said:
Their only motive to come to Waziristan is to mislead the simple people of the tribal region.
The statement further said that the journalists “following the Jews” and endorsing Khan’s rally were “out of the pale of Islam”.
The militant outfit said that the PTI had not only “ignored the values of Islam, but also forgotten its norms.”
PTI’s “peace march” left from the limits of Islamabad and proceeded towards South Waziristan, today.
The motorcade will drive across Talagang, Chakwal, Kundian, Mianwali, Karak, Dera Ismail Khan and finally enter Waziristan.
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Where are the hypocrites who were calling IK as Taliban khan?.
Imran will succeed inshAllah
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who are these ugly ducks doing quack quack….they killed the same simple people ruthlessly by indiscriminate suicide bombings in market places,roads etc…they attacked kamra, Ghq , Immabargah, Sufi shrines and yet shamelessly they are speaking on Islam. Why are the threatning PTI march? it means that they feel threatened that Imran khan that he might alienate and weaken them by taking support and confidence of Tribals..
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Umm..what has TTP done exactly to stop drones? target mosques? bombed marketplace? killed citizens? how many drones they have stopped so far? – iWonder who’s “following the Jews”
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These are idiots working for vested interest of other people. What damage can do to their causeRecommend
Please support noble cause against drones….
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I don’t understand,how these drone attacks are useful for US and as Hina Rabbani Khar said that these attacks are against the US objective. US can’t not achieve their goals in Afghanistan without the supports of tribes of the region. With these attacks the US and Afghan war is becoming more and more tense. As frankly speaking In Pakistan US is trying to achieve the hearts of the people with help of the USAID I think it is not working for them until they stop these drone attacks.
I think the people of Pakistan will appreciate Imran Khan for this march as stopping drone attacks is the first desire of every Pakistani.
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How could TTP use the same language what Pakistan’s govt and US does…It means there are TTP there…there are only few agents sitting there which also attack Mosques…No muslim can attack mosques…
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@abid
they are pakistan’s strategic assets.
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@PTI Trolls: If you hate the TTP so much, why are you against drones? Please decide whose side you are actually on.Recommend
Even taliban cannot control taliban mindset.
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@IceSoul: the drones don’t only kill militants (we don’t know who they kill actually). They create more militants. Your view shows extreme neuronal simplicity. In fact, helminthic level complexicity at best.
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This goes to show the schism in the political landscape of pakistan. Even the same goals cannot be achieved by people who are at odds with each other. Overall the drones are a blight on this country and yet PTI to this day has been unable to explain in detail its stand on the militancy issue and yet here we have the militants in utter denial of the PTI itself.
I think its about time the security forces went in and wiped out these militants once and for all. Strategic asset or not, they are a socially regressive aspect of our country that will always function as taking us two steps back whenever we take one forward.
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Imran has the guts to even challenge Taleban in their territory. Certainly Imran will win.
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I thought SW was fully secured by the military and cleared of all militants but the latter issuing warnings tells a different story altogether.
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What an irony.JAHANGEER TAREEN biggest benefeciery of USAID is perhaps the second most important personality of PTI n IMRAN KHAN is the biggest opponent of US DRONES.Recommend
@ Tehreem, we are not hypocrites, we are against Imran Khan and will never change nor we hide the fact. Hypocrites are those who support him but are not with him in peace march. Don’t waste time writing these comments, hurry and join him. Still there is a time, before he start his peace march backwards.
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Imran Khan, saviour of Pakistan. Please bring back our Taliban brothers back to Islamabad. Let us embrace under the spirit of the one Ummah.
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The Drones act on the principle of “Kill them all, let God sort them out” … they kill innocents as wel as militants. The innocents are only mentioned as a footnote citing an unrealistically lowered figure of “collateral damage”.
Imagine, would it be wise to nuke the US just to get to the maker of the offenseive film? BIG NO. Similarly, using drones in civilian areas to get to militants also poses a life threat to innocents.
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Drone attacks are being carried out with the permission of GOP, so why not this march heads to Constitution Ave. Secondly, North Waziristan is the main target of drone attacks, whereas IK’s Tsunami march is heading to South Waziristan. It is not going to even enter south waziristan, but will return without even touching the border of south waziristan. Thirdly, when everyone knows that US is responsible for drone attacks, then the correct place to head a march would be US embassy, Islamabad. Isn’t he hijacking the anti US sentiments of masses just for his political show off.
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TTP, pro-US as always.
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Punjabi Taliban = Leshker-e-Jhangvi = Sipah Sahaba (ASWJ) = Electoral allies of PML-N
and I hope ET will not censor my comment, because their is nothing offending etc…..rather its all established truth.Recommend
i hope imran khan goes for a march against suicide attacks. I used to think that taliban are fighting for islam but moon market suicide bomb changed my mind. i hope imran khan see pictures of full bearded surgeon general of pakistan killed in suicide bombing, suicide bombings throughout pakistan,killing unarmed soldiers by shooting in head at point blank after tying their hands. how can we argue in favour of taliban when every mosque, every government office, every school is under constant threat of suicide bombing.
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@CallinArmy-Khi:
What has your IK done in order to stop drones … Does a March stop those attacks ?
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What anti Imran Khan friends were to say now. All this time he was referred to Taliban Khan and now the Taliban have declared him as ‘liberal’ and ‘modern’. With special emphasis to TTP Punjab alias SSP/Lashkar e Jhangvi, working hand in glove with the great Nawaz Sharif issuing warnings to Imran Khan and the protesters in the peace march, and it will not take a genius to predict at whose’s behest. Wake up Pakistan
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@IceSoul:
That is a very immature statement on your part. PTI and the MAJORITY of Pakistanis are against drone strikes because of this:
DRONE ATTACKS KILL INDISCRIMINATELY —> INNOCENT PEOPLE DIE —> THEIR RELATIVES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS PICK UP WEAPONS AND JOIN MILITANTS AND THEN IMMATURELY AND WRONGLY TARGET PAKISTANI INSTITUTIONS THAT ALSO KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE.
Hence, drone strikes are counterproductive and actually fuel terrorism and militancy. Gosh, how hard is this to understand???
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@IceSoul: because I remember reading for every one person killed who has some kind of association with a militant group, there are 15 innocent dying. how’s that for a reason?
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who are they kidding really? Imran Khan is an establishment/deepstate/army, the exact people who have nurtured, clothed, fed and financed the TTP/Lej/Difa/Taiba.Recommend
The message of Punjabi Taliban is that “They need drones treatment”. That keeps them cool and in good mental state.
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I want peace, so I hate drones, as well as Imran Khan.
Khan routinely shares a stage with figures such as Hafez Saeed and Hamid Gul while they’re preaching Jihad, praising Bin Laden, ect.
The liberals supporting him would do well to remember this.
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@Pak Punjabi and Well Wisher: Your argument doesn’t hold any water; more than 50,000 civilians and 10,000 soldiers have been killed by terrorists so why don’t we see their families taking up arms and forming anti-Taliban forces? Or do only the relatives of drone strike victims can become militants?
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@Moulvi Nawaz Shareef: Perceptive comment! Agree with you. Iss Hammam mein sab nange!
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@Moulvi Nawaz Shareef:
And who sits in the lap of DPC.
And SSP,ASWJ etc form the DPC.
Read some Newspapers.
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Pro American Taliban !! Anti Pakistan Taliban !
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@saqib
Pti has already done a protest against drones in Islamabad last year.
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Guess Imran khan and PTI are in for a shock or rather, a ‘shockwave’ when they go to fraternize with the ‘peaceful’ people of waziristan. Well, a reality check was in order for them and a long time overdue after all their illusions of grandeur.
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@IceSoul:
This is not fot TTP goof!!! This is for ordinary people of Waziristan!!!!Recommend
@ex taliban supporter:
Agree with your comments. All Taleban sympathizers should read your message since you have hit the nail on its head.
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The Mullahs in Pakistan do not desire peace let alone Islam – they worship power money and fear, its time the peoples of Pakistan especially the Muslims rose up and defended Pakistan from these takfiri Mullahs
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haha..so the taliban is treatening suicide bombers against the very same rally that is protesting against drone strikes on the talibans…!!! only in pakistan…!!!!
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@PakPunjabi:
They don’t kill indiscriminately, sorry to disappoint. They have cameras and many times fly over the area for hours making certain of what they’re hitting.
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People of Pakistan should not attach too much hope with Imran Khan. When he will come to power he will have to rely the summaries and briefings from the same sources which are supporting the present government.
Pakistanis have not seen him in any test. Every Pakistani would like to see that who so ever comes, should live to the expectations of the people.Recommend
Imran (Stunt Man) Khan should have protested in front of GHQ, caz all drones are happening with 100% approval of military establishment…
Imran stop making people fool for your political gains…
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That the Punjab Taliban have warned the PTI regarding their march to North Waziristan clearly proves that the Punjab Taliban is supported by the PML- N top leadership. I am no supporter of the PTI but it is now beyond dispute that Shahbaz Sharif and Rana Sanaullah are in cahoots with the Taliban!
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Arent these the same people Imran wants to have ‘peace’ talks with?
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N League behind TTP The great rana sana is the bridge ….
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These anti state cowards are showing how much they hate Pakistan and want to please their anti state benefactors and foreign powers which are supporting them.
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TTP or Taliban or call them by any name, they are simply terrorists and hence criminals. They are neither the defenders of Islam nor their own country. A simple question – our Prophet (saw) was persecuted for many many years in every possible way, when he conquered Mecca – he did not go on a revenge spree but he announced a general pardon. Even the non-muslim scholars have written that he conquered hearts not by his sword but by his conduct. What kind of a conduct are we showing to the world in the name of this Prophet (saw)? are we furthering his cause or are we damaging the name of islam? IK has defended these people, and he can see the return, they cannot be trusted. He tried with JI and was physically man-handled by them. If he has to resort to these people for support then why should anyone vote for him, we might as well vote for JI or Taliban et al. People thought he is a sensible, educated and an open minded man but he has not shown that maturity and wisdom, just another one in search of power by any means necessary.
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The Pakistani government should initiate an all out cleaning up operation to wipe out these extremist elements from its land like as Bangladesh government has done capitalizing on the public opinion against these extremists. This is the right time to do the job otherwise I can see Pakistan sliding to a “never” position!
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TTP is a gang of goons. Sissies of the highest order. Always looking to destroy precious innocent life. Worst, they are not “mard”. If they have any ghairat then they should fight face to face. They are sinners of the highest order and have no sense of decency. They fact is they all idiots and hired guns.
Go Khan go. We are with you. And don’t be scared of the Hijra forces of TTP. Recommend
Pure muslims being killed by purer muslims……
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