PTI chairman Imran Khan (R) with the brothers of assassinated MPA Israrullah Gandapur, Sardari Ikram and Sardar Inam at their home in Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan. PHOTO: INSAF.PK
DI KHAN:
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has not taken responsibility for the three major attacks in Peshawar, stated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan during his visit to DI Khan on Saturday.
Imran was there to offer condolences for slain lawmaker Israrullah Gandapur who was killed alongside nine others in a suicide blast in his hujra in Kulachi, 45 kilometres from DI Khan, on Wednesday.
The PTI chief pinned the blame on elements allegedly against the non-starter negotiation process between the state and TTP. Talking to journalists in Kulachi during his visit to the house of the deceased Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Imran stipulated those against peace talks are responsible for such attacks in K-P.
If the TTP did not take responsibility of the attacks, if the TTP washed their hands off the attacks, then someone else must be behind these incidents, argued the PTI chief.
Discussing the decision taken in an all-parties conference (APC) after general elections, Imran pointed out the dialogue process would be easier if the Taliban were permitted to open an office. All the major political parties have given the federal government “a green signal” to pursue talks with the banned group but, Imran claimed, his party is yet to be informed of developments made towards this effort.
“Those who support the war against the TTP call me a coward,” said the party head. “Then the nation needs to know what main objectives were achieved in a nine-year-long war against militancy.”
The K-P government has formulated a new security plan and policy, shared Imran. The PTI is also the first party leading the province which has raised its voice for talks with the Taliban, he claimed. However, earlier in February, the Awami National Party had also called for an APC which agreed to negotiate with the Taliban.
“It is now up to the centre to devise a plan to launch peace talks with the Taliban.” In addition to his rank as PTI chairman, Imran is also the MNA for NA-56 Rawalpindi-VII.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 20th, 2013.
Correction: An earlier version of the article incorrectly stated that Imran Khan is the MNA of NA-71 Mianwali. The error is regretted.
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Said the spokesman of TTP.
IK is now Taliban's new spokesman.
So should we negotiate talibans because they have not confessed to KP bombings..? What about the thousand bombings they have confessed..?
I start regretting that I voted for PTI.....
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has not taken responsibility for the three major attacks in Peshawar, stated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan during his visit to DI Khan on Saturday.
so the option of negotiations automatically becomes worthless as now IK's statement proves validity of Altaf Husasin's questions: "Talks but whom ?"
ET please publish it, you are not letting my comments appear.Because, TTP can NEVER LIE !!
Coward. Naive. Delusional. Dangerous.
@LOL GUY: first FATA , next KASHMIR .
okay, lets assume that TTP will lay down arms with talks and won't attack. But attacks continue by anti peace elements. What do we achieve here? Just freindship with ttp? Caos continues??? Whats the objective here?? We need peace or appease TTP?
In my opinion, intellegence agencies need to find out the culprits and wipe them off. What is ISI good for anyways? If most of the TV hosts and tv celebrities( Mr. Zaid knowsitall) know, who's behind attack , why not ISI?
@Sheryar:
"We had General Abdullah Khan Niazi in 1971….We have Imran Khan Niazi in 2013."
Runs in the family brother since Ameer Abdullah Khan "Tiger" Niazi happens to be an Uncle of Imran Khan Niazi.
If innocent TTP is not behind these attacks, why do we bother to even talk to them????? Lets talk to the one who did it( raw, cia, mossad, blackwater, afghanistan, and the rest) !!!! and immie don't worry they already have '' OFFICES''. Imran you're turning impossible.
Welcome to the government of Buzdil Khan! He will ensure all Pushtuns of KP to become experts in Nimaz-e-Janaza.
@Ahmed: Yes like a popular joke, A khan said he is twenty years old, and kept his words even after twenty years. What a mess
Al Imran Khan Muhammed Salam Salam actually wants a Pakthoon state ;). The way forward has begun.
@Pashtunyar: Is IK naive or simply stupid?
He is both; you can either call him stupidly naive or naively stupid.
Can some solve my confusion please? Why PTI members are being hitting and suisides attackes are happening, when he is in favour of TTP OR part of TTP, when ANP was ruling all we know that they were up again in front of TTP, it was an open war between both of them, so it make sense that they were attacked each other's. I am confused why happening this to PTI? Similarly now a days ANP is still adopt the same position still they want army operation but visiting and traveling freely.... They are very much safe then were ever before!!!!
Looks like mihajir ET staff only allowing anti PTI and imran khan comments. Classic biased journalism
Imran Khan has given a very irresponsible and immature statement about TTP.
He is forgetting that TTP has killed thousands of people in Pakistan through suicide attacks and blasts.
The nation will never forgive TTP at any cost. No matter if more people are killed, but the Government of Pakistan will never bow its head before TTP.
Imran Khan after decades of politics is still immature as how to handle the sensitive situations.
This is also evident that after PTI has established its government in KPK, his government could not control the law and order situation in the province.
By saying that TTP should open its office in Pakistan, Imran Khan's PTI Government has laid down its arms and ammunition before the TTP leaders.
May Al-Mighty Allah give wisdom to Imran Khan. Aameen.
IK..plz borrow some sense if u dnt have...
what's the basis of IK stand . To whom he want to make fool . This time he may become the target .
If Taliban are not wrecking havoc and are not responsible for mass murders in Pakistan then what is the purpose of negotiating with them? And what is going to be agenda of negotiation? It would be more appropriate to negotiate with those who are doing all these atrocities and we may achieve peace after reaching a solution with them.
Simple way to check whether Taliban's are peace lovers as per Imran Khan's claim is for him to send his sons Qasim Khan and Suleman Khan as peace ambassadors to Taliban with them openly declaring their maternal Jewish heritage. If Taliban don't kill them then and there for this then I'll believe they are tolerant and peace lovers.
Its war mongers who have one directional policy which starts from bombing and ends with bombing. We need to think out of box to come up realistic policy which brought peace in all region, by successfully alienating real trouble makers with those who ready to give up violence if given chance.
recommend if u guys think trbune is totally against IK
Why does Pakistani Security Agencies need to debrief Mullah Biradar in protective custody when they can easily "get" debriefed by Mullah Imran on the palatial lawns of Goldsmith Mansion II in Banigala?
Always leave room for dialogue but from position of strength. If IK is spineless. What have other achieved in 9 years. Please give solutions no rhetoric.
@Faisal: Excellent suggestion to put Imran behind bars. If Taliban also consider him a friend, they will come to rescue him, if not, then he will stop making such senseless statements.
Wow we have a true spokesperson of TTP
Proof Mr.Knowall?
A simple question for the simpleton dimwits and trolls of Deen-e-Ilzam - forget about drones and the incompetence of the federal government here and please enlighten us haters as to what's stopping KPK Government from imposing a levy on NATO logistics passing through its territory? We are not even talking about KPK Government shutting down the logistics but at least it should have the spine to tax ISAF and NATO.
A province is allowed under the 18th Amendment to generate revenues through whatever legal means necessary without the consent of the federal government.
Well if we accept this logic TTP is not behind these attacks then Pakistan government should talk to these terrorist also who are behind these attacks. They should take all the terrorist on board and call an APC for all terrorist groups first before starting negotiation with them.
century of comments wow!
You guys sure you still want Kashmir?
LOL
The years of operations and drone strikes are the only reason TTP is even willing to negotiate with the state right now. The TTP have a history of failed ceasefires and negotiations with the state, each ending in broken promises. Does IK really think that these gun toting pseudo-molvis will give up their delusions of grandeur so easily? The only reason the TTP are off their high horse is the operation and drones. After sacrificing so many civilians and army personnel, khan should let the operation reach its conclusion and play politics once we have peace. I'd give the example of Sri Lanka where an Indian sponsored insurgency was put down by an unequivocal military response.
There are only two possibilities ONE: Taliban did it. Then, the state's inaction is criminal. Set a narrow deadline for talks, set the basic condition of no further bomb blasts/assassinations to show they are in control, otherwise take the talks off the table. TWO: Taliban did not do it. Then, put talks on hold. Find the perpetrators of these barbarian acts in the recent days. Crush that group, since they can't be that big or powerful if they are not the main Taliban. Then talk to Taliban, after demonstrating having demonstrated to them who is in control.
Without an approach like the above, Mr. Khan and Mr. Sharif are simply surrendering to the Taliban, and advocating talks for the sake of talks. After each of the major incident, they have accepted Taliban's claims/denials without investigation or due process. That can only be labelled as surrender, cowardice, or plain criminal connivance with the enemy.
So next negotiation should be with these 'Anti-peace elements'???
@Sophya Khan:
Thanks for opening my eyes sister otherwise I would have never realized that before Faisalabad, IK soon to be better half (Ayla) got disqualified for holding a fake degree and his candidate from NA-71 who is a relative of Ayla got a shock of his life by losing out to Shadikhel. Wasn't Mianwali the pet and ancestral seat of Taliban Khan? Ironic isn't it that IK's own clan in Mianwali gave a massive thumbs down to CHANGE.
We had General Abdullah Khan Niazi in 1971....We have Imran Khan Niazi in 2013.
@Pashtunyar: Yes! Absolutely!
@Adnan Siddiqi:
You put it perfectly right.. snatched..exactly..that is what the family league is famous for... and before commenting on NA1, please count the votes polled to PTI... there were 2 candidates... it was due to internal probelm of PTI otherwise people of peshawar are no fools that they will elect the same person who just vanished the pakistan railways... and talking of change, perhaps you should check the result of Faisalabad in the bye-election :)
obviously he knows very well whom else are the killers. if so it is a sad story that he is not willing to disclose. it is a disturbing situation for general public.
O God. who else has the suicide attacker brigade other than TTP? This man - Imran Khan- is losing all his senses. If TTP chose to keep his mouth shut after some attack ( do not worry Imran Khan, their so called Sharia can be twisted to bring edict in favour of keeping silence after attack) then who can stop them.
TTP is not a group of foolish people. They have highly trained people and now they have found one MENTALLY CONFUSED politician among us whom they can make dance on their will. If keeping silence suits them, they will keep silence. If shouting slogans suits them after attack, they will shout slogans.
Imran Khan , for God sake, do not confuse this already battered nation.
Why is Imran Khan asking the Federal Govt to hold talks with TTP and open office for them which he can do the same himself as most people killed belong to the state ruled by his own party ?
after loosing the election of 2013...he lost his mind...no country will allow a terrorist group to open its office ....
I am totally with Imran Khan Niazi. We should not take more than what we can chew and Imran Khan Niazi understands this perfectly. When the situation gets outta hand, it is better to call it quits and fight back on another day. A similar situation existed in Bangladesh and our general Niazi, surrendered as he knew what is good for him. Though we have been licked many times, we still have not given up on the kashmir cause though it is a different matter that nobody listens to us. Likewise, though no one from the TTP listens to him, atleast he is trying to keep his folks from achieving eternity. Thats called being practical. Maybe Malala could look the TTP in the eye but that is because she had the innocence of youth. And thats got the TTP all rattled up as the great hope of The Pakistanis is in bed with the TTP and screaming for more but how come the same tactic seems to fail with lady Malala. Well I am sure with the Master strategician, surrendering even before the TTP has asked him to surrender, it is possible that he has something else up his sleeve and is likely to surprise the TTP. After all how long can one grovel. He has been the captain of the pakistani men's world cup winning team so we expect some sort of manliness from him. Maybe he wants to embarasss the TTP by grovelling in front of them... But stay tuned. He is likely to spring a surprise on the TTP....
@Pashtunyar: Sadly for KPK, he is both. His ignorance is dangerous for Pakistan - his stance will make TTP bolder and more active as they have shown us in KPK. Soon they will believe they have a right to change our constitution, bring their intolerant horrific ways into the stream of civilian life, destroy our economy even further, and IK will continue claiming they are saints! Shame on him to at MR. Gandapur's residence, justify his killers... words are not strong enough to express the disgust.
@ET:
Imran is a MNA from NA-56 (not NA-71).
The PTI Chief statement is not only confusing but also lacks conviction. If IK firmly believes TTP's statement that the latter has not carried out any blasts in Peshawar and the same might be the handiwork of some anti-peace elements then why is he advocating peace talks with the innocent Taliban and opening offices for them as both measures would achieve nothing ??
TTP may not have accepted the responsibility as yet but what about their claims of killing several thousand innocent people in the past which forced many of the people to vote for you so PTI can bring peace in the province.
and what if TTP accept the responsibility of these attacks then would you still defend them ?
IK should be charged with sedation for siding with the enemy of the state.
Those saying PTI are taliban apologists or IK is taliban spokesperson should think alittle bit, just a little bit won't hurt, I promise. IF IK AND PTI R TALIBAN APOLOGISTS THEN WHY ARE PTI MINISTERS BEING KILLED AND WHY IS TALIBAN TARGETTING PTI?
Presence of logic is very minimal it seems.
Yes Yes. . TTP did not carry out any of the attacks.. And I am Prince Charles. .
Psst, Is IK actually like that naive or he deliberately does that?
@Nadir: Let's use existing offices instead of opening a new one
Keep it up imran we are with you. You are the only hope
Imran Khan can never come out of his cricketer mentality... He has failed to bring good governance in KPK and continues to issue contradictory statements, which are followed by his worshippers. He should be made CHAIRMAN Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to appease his ego.
Can Imran Khan name those who are against peace talks?
Look at IK, where he's sitting how simple he is really. Great leader we need
$ beneficiaries of past govs has done real damage to the peace
@all the anit-PTI commenters here...
Just one question...
What is the Pakistan Army doing since 2004 in FATA? negotiating? and is the millitancy and bomb blasts increase or decreased?
Another question...
IK also says that thumb verification of 4 constituencies be done but Nobody is listening to him then why all become so obedient on operation against TTP? FATA is governed by Federal Govt (read USA through PML family) and Army is under Federal Govt (read USA) so who is stopping them? IK is not in power in the federal govt... please don't confuse people...
another question...
all of you who are supporting operation on ET... i bet you have never been into FATA or even KP... if so then please just tell which is the capital city of north waziristan and which one is the south waziristan... challenge to you all...
@ET
it is not NA71 Mianwali... please make the correction...he retained the NA56 seat from Rawalpindi after which the political career of Hanif Abbasi came to an end, thankfully :)
the information in this article is so incorrect. Et does not even know imran khan is mna of which constituency.
Can IK please explain which branches of TTP he proposes to provide offices? TTP Mehsud, Jindullah, Mauhavia, South Punjab, Karachi. While we are on the subject maybe IK can offer a whole secretariat with offices for all terrorist outfits including LeT, BLA, JuD etc. I mean how childish do you have to be to be saying these things? Who voted this guy? nationally I think we dodged the bullet
That's the plan? "To stop terrorist activities, let's talk to people who allegedly are not doing these activities and let's not do anything else"
When TTP used to claim their horrendous acts, PTI usually casted doubt on the authenticity of those statements by saying, how can we believe it is TTP, anyone can use their name and put blame on them. How naive!!! Now, with TTP denying their hands in the last three attacks, PTI and their illustrious leader are the first ones to absolve them. What a joke!!! and selective bias at its best. And then Imran Khan and the trolls don't want himto be labeled as TTP apologists.
If we go with IK's logic and TTP's rebuttal, then, why Imran Khan is insisting on opening offices for TTP? They are not involved!!! Who is Imran's mole from TTP, giving him this line to open an office? There must be one, otherwise Khan wouldn't insist. TTP themselves are not asking for it and even stated they consider Imran and PTI as a part of secularist set-up. Is that a deliberate ploy to create faction within TTP? Who is bad taliban and good taliban? If they are good taliban, then there is no need to talk as they are 'peaceful' and why on earth, will the state talk to 'bad talibans' and why IK is insisting.
If Imran/PTI believed in TTP's recent statement on not carrying last three attacks, they should also believe in TTP spokesperson statement, saying, we cannot have any negotiations under the Pakistani constitution as it is unIslamic. With TTP clearly stating their policy and Imran on the other hand stated earlier that he wants negotiations within the ambit of constitution, then what is left now to draw a conclusion.
Mind you, TTP is never going to accept Pakistan's constitution. They want to impose their own breed of Islam. The only solution is to give a timeframe and if within that time, TTP fails to come to table as per the Pakistan constitution, then lodge a full fledge war against the enemies of Pakistan, religion, people, your kids and mine. Stop dividing the nation with a rhetoric and a narrative which is detrimental for the nucleus and integrity of Pakistan.
@Justice: Oh my god.. where did you lose your logic? PTI is political wing of Taliban yet Talibans are killing PTI ministers which is supposedly the same as saying Talibans are killing their own people? Damaged logic? PTI are taliban apologists yet they are the ones getting targetted.. you're making alot of sense.
Anti-peace elements, not TTP factions, are behind these attacks.
Is he saying TTP's an element of peace? #nevervotingforPTIagain
Is IK speaking for PTI or for TTP or PTI and TTP are one and same or what !
What an idiot he is proving to be.
:( ... if its not the TTP... its some other terror group... if its not some other.. thenm its some Other.. whats the difference?? They are all terrorists... .. When a man Kills... he becomes a killer... a criminal.. when a man Rapes... he becomes a Rapist.. a criminal.. .. whatever the motivation had been... religious or A-religious... political or anarchist.. The Action has to be judged... Those perpetrating crimes agiants men women and childen.. against uniformed memebers of the security forces... Need to be brought to the book..U cant start treating them like stake holders because they say one thing Or the other
I really wonder what Kind of negotiations PTI would have with terrorists.. Is it going to be the length of shalwar or the size of beard ? These are terrorists only way out is elimination..take them on full throttle.rashid
IK u are doomed to be trapped by TTP. Plz take a break and think from different perspective.. If drones are hitting pakistan due to weak government then it is not common pakistanis to be blamed and punished for. If u become spokeperson of Ttp then who will represent ur voters??
"Imran is also the MNA for NA-71 Mianwali." ??? I am sure he hold Rawalpindi seat instead of Mianwali..
The PTI fans are getting increasingly disillusioned with the PTI leadership. IK insistence that TTP is not the party to current wave of attacks just because TTP is not owning it doesn't set in well with the PTI supporters. It is impossible to imagine TTP doesn't know who those saboteurs are if TTP reliquinshes responsibility of public killings Actually , if in real it is not TTP then who ever is doing it is serving the interest of TTP as this helps to keep pressure on the state to negotiate from a weakening position hence the TTP has no interest in stopping it.
It is imperative that PTI changes it's appeasing polices regarding TTP sooner than later. In wildest imagination if one believes TTP non involvement in current wave of violence. Don't forget TTP has categeogrically announced that it does not recognise the Pakistan constitution and that means Taliban would sit on a negotiable table outside the nations constitutional framework. It is not a rocket science to anticipate the outcome of such peace initiatives. IK should seriously revisit its Taliban policy.
A true spokesman of TTP
nonsense...i wonder how he eat food. since 9 years- the fight was never fought with full heartedly because you and NS were against it. now NS got the sense...but you are still mumbling..not growing up. i wish you have said this line, "zohra appa was killed by such people who don't like peace" but you straight blamed it to the usual suspect.. and here you have open/shut case and still you are looking for a scape goat. FYI For the church blast. Taliban claimed it first, later said some other organisation did it-to which they have nothing to do with.- then they claimed-yes that organisation is also our part.
i will ask every pti-ans to have see a doctor if they still want to follow him.
The usual and favorite statement of IK.For him everybody is in the wrong except TTP.
I'll get to the bashing later on but ET, please correct your last line. IK is now only the MNA from NA-56 Rawalpindi. During the by-elections on 18th August, both Peshawar and Mianwali seats were snatched from him and with them, the slogan of CHANGE and TSUNAMI were swept in the sewer.
October 20 - TTP today announced the appointment of its special spokesperson in Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan Niazi.
I have a simple question from Imran Khan, if TTP is not involve in bomb blasting. Then why you are going for talks with TTP and insist federal government to open office for them.If, they are not involve then negotiation with TTP is irrelevant. I have never seen such a weakest form of government in KPK. Three MPAs had been died with in 5 months and the government is unable to identify the culprits. Shame on KPK government.
@aqib:
You get what you deserve, no need to cry
It might have been a drone.
One of the causes of racism taking root in Pakistan is inviolably..........Imran Khan. The TTP plays games of sometimes 'yes' and sometimes 'no,' like a wet cat. Imran Khan being a de facto TTP member has to play by their rules. It is the TTP that are unbending in their approach and Imran speaks their language. If someone else is doing the blasts and killing hundreds of people.........NAME THEM COURAGEOUSLY. Salams to Pakistan
Imran Khan has lost his charisma and mind at the same time. Only Imran Khan could come up with such an argument
Looks like Taliban Khan is preparing himself to live under a future Taliban-ruled NWFP, shouldn't be a problem for him, they are blood brothers after all.
IK and his stupidities. Its getting harder to decide, whether to laugh at his naivety or cry over his ignorance. What a shame, you have left people who supported you totally in a shock Mr Khan.
And the TTP isn't anti-peace? I don't get what Imran is after. What exactly will he be negotiating on, our sovereignty? our constitution? a negotiation involves give and take, do we want to give anything to them after the lives they've destroyed and the families they've killed?
Actually, he is the MNA for NA-56 Rawalpindi.
Imran is MNA for Rawalpindi 56, Not Mianwalli 71, Express Tribune!
@aqib:
They can bash him all they want but result of a pure military solution was seen by all on 16th December 1971. Lets seriously try something else for a change.
@aqib stupid statements by politicians are usually bashed in public.
Hi, Moderator, Where is my comment???
@aqib: If you want your leader's bashing, request him to become real Imran Khan.
In total there are approx 40 different type of terrorist group operating currently how can one expect to negotite with each of them successfully,practically its impossible,even if we assume that terrorist will lay down their arms than will goverment be able to provide food,shelter and employment to thousand of this people.
TTP or not, is not our concern, we need you as the leader of ruling party of KP to bring to justice, killers of innocent citizens and restore law and order, thats what you promised when you begged votes. We don't need any more words of wisdom, we have enough of those from Zardari, Nawaz, Billor, Shujaat, Altaf, Fazlu, and all....we need action. If you don't have courage to take action, stop posing for photo sessions and press conferrences, we are fed up !
For God sake IK!These people bombed Rehman Baba's shrine,they blasted Data Darbar,they bombed Abdullah Shah Gazi's Mazar,they killed mountaineers,they killed Shiites in Buses,yet, you seem to believe that these people don't attack civilians.Should we really wait for them to accept the responsibility of every bomb blast.They have almost 80 factions and when a bomb blasts,even they themselves don't know which faction did it.
Unbelievable. Embarrassing.
The clown thinks that TTP is famous of its pro-peace stance. Never seen someone wrong so badly all the time.
Imran Khan Zindabad
Stuff like Ehtasab Bill and good things that show PTI is progressing and doing things that other parties have never done never makes front page on ET but stuff like this where they know people will bash IK on always makes front page. Oh the irony.
Imran Khan Zindabad, most honest person Pakistan has ever had as a politician. He is only caring for the public.. when will we learn that he himself sits in Islamabad, he can just make statements against Talibans and that would take him out of a lot of bashing.. just like PMLN is doing but he is not buzdil and not weak.. only Imran Khan can handle this much pressure from media and still stay firm on his stance that he's had for the past 9 years.
Please! PLEASE khan sahib ,stop it now.Let us fight them and let us win that war.They don't accept our country , they want to scrap our constitution.Those butchers want to capture the whole of FATA and declare it as a Taliban state.Are you are asking us to lose our identity for their good? What are you up to sir? Why do you ignore the fact that they have ruthlessly killed so many brothers and sisters of mine.And they'll happily kill more if they are allowed to.Please have mercy on us.Please have mercy on my country.I fail to see any reason behind this blind love for Taliban.
Nobody killed Mr. Gandapur because nobody took responsibility for the killing.
You can check ET's Level by saying that he is an MNA from NA 71
Just like this fact this whole article is wrong .
and they should quote what IK said rather than taking a totally opposite meaning out of that and publish it
didn't he lose Mianwali to PML N in the by-election?
I think Mr.Khan should be arrested and put behind bars asap. It has now become apparent which side he is on.The more the state continues to bear him, more our people are going to suffer.
ok "liberascists" start trolling without thinking....
why has the string of bombing started when KPK asked for peace talks! this is exactly what happened five years back when we had all the bombings in the country...
It is getting sadder everyday! Our Kaptaan is demonstrating a curious case of progression to intellectual infancy. He needs to understand that the only way he and his followers could be absolutely safe from butchers of Hakimullah Mahsud is join the TTP, there is no other way. Participating in parliamentary democracy and advocating for TTP does not go together, Kaptaan!
maybe Imran bhai can offer them a room in his palace in banigala
"If the TTP did not take responsibility of the attacks, if the TTP washed their hands off the attacks, then someone else must be behind these incidents"
Or they could be lying. Maybe the great Khan is gullible enough to trust their word? Coward , maybe. Stupid hypocrite, certainly.
If Taliban Khan is not stopped, he will invite Taliban to join K.P. government.
@ET,
Who trusts your twisted news articles anyway.
Well the greatest achievement mr IK is that people of swat,bajaur,mohmand,orakzai,kurram,SWA,buner,Dir,tirah are no more ruled by these terrorists. God knows who would be ruling peshawar if your logic of cowardice approach was adopted.
LOL.....Imran Khan is openly defending the Taliban now. These are the best days for terrorists in KP....they can kill at will and simply not accept responsibility and PTI will do nothing.
This guy whose cricketing carrer started with a fraud is talking about all this...future of pakistan is in big danger.........we bangladeshis have better leaders and better trade than u people.....
See the contradiction in IK's stance. He instantly believes the TTP as if they are saints who wont lie & r innocent in these attacks. At the same time he blames the current (federal only) and previous (both federal/provincial) govts for 9 yrs war on terror (if at all there has been a war/action against TTP by the govt to the extent to which IK is exaggerating). Now the supposed war on terror is against TTP which has killed thousands of innocent pakistanis. By linking the current attacks to govt's war-on-terror policy, IK is implying that TTP is somehow key to the whole mess, something which IK doesnt and cannt say explicitly.
its nonsense to expect sense from a senseless leader.
Dear Imran Khan, I suggest you call it a day and wrap it up like Mufti Mehmood did in 9 months. We don't want to live under a coward government. If you wrap it up, you can win some self respect and at least save yourself from getting a permanent coward label.
Shameless coward.
Taliban Khan has cleared all doubts about himself. He trusts enemies of the state more than state agencies, media and common people.
what world is this guy living in? This isn't the utopia you find yourself in London!
I remember TTP accepted one of the two previous blasts? And TTP does not need an office, it has offices in almost every city of Pakistan in the face of PTI and and a spokesperson in the face of Imran Khan
Will he ever learn?
he knows what he is saying. and he speaks the truth.
Hahahahahahahahhaha
Imran Khan and PTI should not be blamed for defending the murderous TTP, PTI does not want them to carry out a full scale attack against them, so they are giving these statements, can you blame them?? Its the survival of the fittest out there, and PTI is playing smart, agree or dont agree.
PPP and ANP fought this dollar war and now Nawaz paying at both side of wicket and poor pakhtoons are dying...shame on NS
we are with you IK
he is very right, some one really want war as first option and no negotiation... what is wrong in giving time to serious negotiation(not like nawaz style of hide and seek) as Pakistan is already fighting war since 2003 and still no result...he is right to have war as last option and not first...
He is in such a a denial. Wake up Imran , we did not vote for you to support our killers rather bring " justice " as the party name suggest. Tahreek i INSAAF.
Coward of the highest quality ever known to us.
Why does the TTP need an office when we have Imran Khan here acting as their mouthpiece. So basically we trust what the TTP says do we?
So if the TTP was not responsible for the killings....... then there is another TTQ-R-S who you'll should talk to, but sadly you'll don't know who they are, so who are you going to talk with ?.............these guys are way smarter than I.K / PTI.
Is IK naive or simply stupid?
The TTP have killed tens of thousands of people all across Pakistan in the past many years and more recently three PTI MPA's. One has to to be extremely deluded to believe that we can coexist with the Taliban, and even after the TTP killed three of Imran Khan's own members of Parliament he still supports talks with them. If we were to hold talks, this would be like a slap to the memories of all those who have given their lives to protect Pakistan from its biggest danger, the Taliban and Pakistan would descend further into the darkness that now completely engulfs it.
Imran Khan is delusional. All three major attacks referred to above were claimed by various TTP factions. The Fazlullah led Swat faction even posted a video showing the attack on Major Gen. Sanaullah. I pity the people of KPK who voted for this spineless coward!
“It is now up to the centre to devise a plan to launch peace talks with the Taliban.” In addition to his rank as PTI chairman, Imran is also the MNA for NA-71 Mianwali."" Correction: Imran is also the MNA for NA-56 RawalPindi
let the bashing games begin!