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| Pak religious parties blamed for death of Pushtoons | | |
Islamabad, Oct 16 A Pakistani Pushtoon leader has alleged that the country's religious parties are responsible for the death of over two million people in Pushtoon dominated areas by instigating them to take part in "Jihad" in Waziristan and Afghanistan.
"Religious parties are responsible for the deaths of 2.3 million Pakhtuns in the name of Islam in Afghanistan and Waziristan," Asfandyar Wali Khan, President of the Awami National Party (ANP), said.
Religious parties allowed the "slaughter" of Pakhtuns to gain power in North West Frontier Province, he alleged.
Khan said the "government has made their brethren (Afghans) hostile towards Pakistan while promoting friendly relations with India." Challenging the government to disclose the name of a single signatory of the North Waziristan peace deal who was a tribal elder in the past, he claimed that all signatories to the agreement were those wanted by the government and its intelligence agencies for terrorist acts.
Blaming the current strained relations with Kabul on the deal, he said it had resulted in a tremendous increase in terrorist activities in Afghanistan.
Khan said the government should have consulted all stakeholders before signing the deal, especially Afghanistan, which was directed affected by activities in the Pakistani tribal areas.
He said that his party would support any agreement between the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan and suggested that a grand tribal council be set up for the task. |
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