Dialogue, not operation: Opposition leader Durrani addresses rally

"The attack on the Malala was deliberately given media hype," says Akram Khan Durrani.

BANNU: Leader of the opposition, Akram Khan Durrani from JUI-F condemned the attack on Malala Yousafzai while expressing his surprise over the fact that Qainat and Shazia, the two girls also injured in the attack, did not attract any attention from the government. Addressing a gathering in the Maang Khel area in the district, he said that the attack on the Malala was deliberately given media hype, compelling a military operation to be launched in North Waziristan. He said that military operations were never a solution to curb terrorism, “These problems can be solved through dialogue,” he said, adding JUI-F Chief Mulana Fazalur Rehman unveiled the real face of Imran Khan to the nation.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 15^th, 2012.