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Lahore : Pakistan | 8 months ago
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan announces peace march along with 10,00,000 just to show their love and solidarity with the public of tribal areas like Waziristan....
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Taliban threats Imran Khan not to visit Waziristan against drone attacks

The Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) have threatened Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan against a planned march to Waziristan to protest US drone attacks. Talking to the Associated Press on Monday in South Waziristan, a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesperson Ahsanullah Ahsan had said they would attack Khan because he calls himself a 'liberal', a term usually reserved by them for a person lacking religious belief. The threat comes as a surprise since not only Khan and TTP share their opposition to drone strikes in the region, but the former, one would argue, has demonstrated his religiosity publicly, praying in front of the crowd at his rallies. Khan too has maintained that he is a liberal and a practicing Muslim. Some of his critics have nicknamed him "Taliban Khan" because of his views and ties with conservative religious parties, who could help him attract right-wing voters in the upcoming general elections. Ahsan reiterated in the interview that the TTP did not want Khan's help in opposing drone attacks. "We will not accept help or sympathy from any infidel," said Ahsan, referring to Khan. "We can fight on our own with the help of God," he said, as, ironically, drones flew overhead. Earlier in July, Khan had announced that he was planning to lead thousands of people in a march to Waziristan in September to protest against the strikes. A PTI spokesperson could not be immediately reached for comment. Ahsan added that the Taliban considered anyone who participates in <b>...</b>
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