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Pakistani Prime Minister, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has dropped a hint that the State would deal with the terrorists vigorously if the proposed talks fail. He did not elaborate if there was any progress on the proposed talks with various factions of Pakistani Taliban operating under the umbrella of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Dawn.com has reported that Sharif briefed US Secretary of States, John Kerry about the prospects of the peace talks and indicated that while seeking a dialogue with the Taliban, his government was also considering a more vigorous police and military action against them should the talks fail.
If the recent bombing incidents in Pakistan are any hint, it is clear that the TTP, or some of its factions, were not interested in talks unless their demands are met prior to any negotiation. Within a few days of the decision of All Parties Conference (APC) held in Islamabad, the terrorists targeted army convoy killing a senior general commanding the Swat area. The attack was perpetrated by Mullah Fazalullah currently in hiding in Afghanistans Kunar province. This was a big blow to the prospects of peace through talks. Then a suicide attack on a church in Peshawar last Sunday, killing more than 80 worshippers, including women and children was a rude and sad reminder that TTP terrorists do not care if the process of negotiated peace was derailed. They even announced that unless army ceases fire, theyd continue to hit.
When the government of Sharif organized the APC in Islamabad, it came under attack for surrendering to the Taliban under the pressure of Imran Khan and Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman. With two major terrorist attacks after APC declaration, public opinion was tilting towards the option of a military action against the terrorists.
With Nawaz Sharif declaring military action if talks fail clearly indicate that a military action was on cards because the talks have already failed even before these were initiated. Even if there were no terrorist attacks, the talks would fail because TTP has about 70 factions and it would be nearly impossible to talk to and satisfy each one of them. There are legal and constitutional hitches. The Constitution does not allow private armies and if the government initiates talks with such unconstitutional outfits, it could be blamed for subversion of the Constitution, an act which is high treason and carries death sentence. Moreover, the Musharraf government had banned TTP and sitting across the table with a banned outfit will have legal complications.
Military action against Pakistani Taliban if talks fail, hints Nawaz Sharif
If the recent bombing incidents in Pakistan are any hint, it is clear that the TTP, or some of its factions, were not interested in talks unless their demands are met prior to any negotiation. Within a few days of the decision of All Parties Conference (APC) held in Islamabad, the terrorists targeted army convoy killing a senior general commanding the Swat area. The attack was perpetrated by Mullah Fazalullah currently in hiding in Afghanistans Kunar province. This was a big blow to the prospects of peace through talks. Then a suicide attack on a church in Peshawar last Sunday, killing more than 80 worshippers, including women and children was a rude and sad reminder that TTP terrorists do not care if the process of negotiated peace was derailed. They even announced that unless army ceases fire, theyd continue to hit.
When the government of Sharif organized the APC in Islamabad, it came under attack for surrendering to the Taliban under the pressure of Imran Khan and Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman. With two major terrorist attacks after APC declaration, public opinion was tilting towards the option of a military action against the terrorists.
With Nawaz Sharif declaring military action if talks fail clearly indicate that a military action was on cards because the talks have already failed even before these were initiated. Even if there were no terrorist attacks, the talks would fail because TTP has about 70 factions and it would be nearly impossible to talk to and satisfy each one of them. There are legal and constitutional hitches. The Constitution does not allow private armies and if the government initiates talks with such unconstitutional outfits, it could be blamed for subversion of the Constitution, an act which is high treason and carries death sentence. Moreover, the Musharraf government had banned TTP and sitting across the table with a banned outfit will have legal complications.
Military action against Pakistani Taliban if talks fail, hints Nawaz Sharif
