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PTI denied permission for S. Waziristan rally
PESHAWAR: The administration of South Waziristan Agency has refused to allow the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf to hold a rally in Kotkai area of the conflict-hit region.

“Neither the condition in Waziristan is favourable nor the political administration has the capacity to provide security to about 100,000 participants of the rally in Kotkai,” an official said on Monday.

He said the administration had intelligence reports that terrorists might attack the rally and the authorities could not take a risk because local people were also opposing the planned demonstration in their area.

“The administration has received applications from local people against the plan to hold the rally in Kotkai,” he said.

People displaced by violence in the area have recently been repatriated from camps.

The PTI is reported to have sought permission from the administration to allow its chief Imran Khan to hold the rally in Kotkai, near the Jandola Frontier Region.

Local PTI leader Dost Muhammad met Political Agent Shahidullah at his office in Tank on Monday and discussed the matter.

Initially, the party had proposed to hold the rally in Spinkai Raghzai near Kotkai.

“The administration informed the PTI leader that it was not possible to allow political parties to hold any public meeting or rally in any part of South Waziristan,” the official said.

Imran Khan said at a press conference in Islamabad that a 30-member delegation of foreigners had arrived in the country to take part in the ‘peace rally’ in South Waziristan.

He said the Mehsud, Burki and Bhittani tribes had welcomed the plan and pledged to provide security.

Report in the media have quoted unnamed Taliban leaders as saying that they would not disrupt the rally.

But officials said that according to the tribal code it was the responsibility of local tribes and Khasadar force to provide security to outsiders in their areas and in the current situation both of them were not in a position to make adequate security arrangements for thousands of people.

Officials in the Civil Secretariat here told this correspondent that the capacity of the administration in the tribal region had drastically eroded because of the conflict and it was dependent on the army, Frontier Corps and other law-enforcement agencies for maintaining order.

“There are many stakeholders in the area and it is not possible for a weak administration to take the risk,” an official said.

He said local tribes had also lost their influence after their displacement.

He said local people had to get permission from the authorities for entering and leaving the area and a Rahdari (transit) system had been introduced for entry.

“It appears very difficult to issue permits to 100,000 participants of the rally,” the official said.

He said there was still no stability in the areas which had been cleared of militants and, therefore, the government would not take the risk of putting peace in the region at stake.

So its cancelled..?
 
Pakistani Taliban offer security for Imran Khan's S Waziristan rally: Report
By Web Desk
Published: October 2, 2012
In a meeting of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) headed by leader Hakimullah Mehsud, the outfit set aside its earlier plans to send suicide bombers to assassinate Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan, during his visit to South Waziristan for a “peace march”, The Telegraph reported Tuesday.
The UK-based daily quoted senior commanders of TTP as saying that the group noted Khan’s vehement opposition to US drone strikes against militants in its territory “as it reversed course to offer security assistance.”
A Taliban spokesperson said, “We are ready to provide them security if they need. We endorse Imran Khan’s plea that drone strikes are against our sovereignty. The anti-drone rallies should have been taken out by the religious leaders long ago but Imran had taken the lead and we would not harm him or his followers.”
During a press conference on Sunday, the PTI chief had claimed that the Mehsud, Burki and Bhittani tribes of Waziristan had assured him of providing security to participants of the rally.
Earlier, the TTP had criticised Khan’s statement in which he had called himself a “liberal”. The Pakistani Taliban contended that by classifying himself as a liberal, Imran Khan had proved that he was a slave of the Western powers — especially the US and Europe. The organisation held that they were not satisfied with his policies.
Some areas of the Mehsud tribe, during the military action against the Taliban in the north-western belt of the country, had become deserted but residents of some of these areas near Tank had returned to their homes during the last two years.
Reportedly, these areas are peaceful now and Khan’s party has chosen one of these areas called Kot Kai for his rally. His party is scheduled to leave Dera Ismail Khan and will head towards Kot Kai on October 7.
 
* First the govt denied visas to international journalists and film makers to suppress international coverage.

* Now they refused, to give permission-

We, all know who's ball game these morons are playing.
 
* First the govt denied visas to international journalists and film makers to suppress international coverage.

* Now they refused, to give permission-

We, all know who's ball game these morons are playing.

they actually granted permission two days ago... now saying that issuing permission for 100 k people is not possible and a security risk.


P.S. in baton say bhala kiya farq parta hai Tehrik-e-Insaf ko..... :D
 
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MT @codepink “How many must die b4 we realize ‘collateral damage’ is an Orwellian euphemism for mass murder?” #StopDrones via @Mari_NewYork
 
MT @codepink “How many must die b4 we realize ‘collateral damage’ is an Orwellian euphemism for mass murder?” #StopDrones via @Mari_NewYork

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or daughter, wife, mother, husband, father !!!
 
CODEPINK Peace Delegation now in Pakistan, Meeting with Victims of Obama’s Drone Strikes


For Immediate Release

Contact:

Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK, medea@codepink.org, +923365978798

Alli McCracken, CODEPINK, alli@codepink.org, +923419853545

Robert Naiman, Just Foreign Policy, +923419853377

Islamabad, Pakistan— Today the full CODEPINK delegation to Pakistan will arrive in Islamabad to begin a week of activities to express their opposition to US drone strikes in Pakistan. A pre-delegation group of American activists has been on the ground in Pakistan for several days meeting with think tanks, human rights organizations, and military and academic institutions.

The response from Pakistanis has been overwhelmingly positive and welcoming, and many plan to join the CODEPINK contingent as it marches to South Waziristan to protest US drone strikes on October 7th. “We are already receiving an outpouring of support from Pakistani people who are heartened to learn that there are Americans with a conscience who are willing to come all the way to Pakistan to show solidarity and apologize for the drone strikes that have brought so much death and destruction to the impoverished people of north Pakistan,” said CODEPINK cofounder and delegation leader Medea Benjamin.

On Wednesday, October 3, the delegation will meet with two victims from the first drone strike ever conducted during Obama’s presidency on January 23, 2009, which killed nine people—all civilians. One victim is Fahim Qureshi, who lost an eye, and had to have abdominal surgery because the drone missile pierced his stomach. He also lost 4 members of his family. The other victim is Mohammad Ejaz, who lost 2 family members.

Afterwards the delegation will meet with lawyers of the Foundation for Fundamental Rights who brought a lawsuit in the Peshawar High Court against the Pakistani government for its involvement in drone strikes and another case in Islamabad against CIA officials for committing murder on Pakistani soil. The delegation will then deliver petitions with tens of thousands of American signatures opposing the lethal U.S. use of drones to U.S. Embassy officials.

Delegates are available for interviews, and updates from the trip will be posted periodically on

Drones Watch.
 
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Lauren Booth, a sister-in-law of former British prime minister Tony Blair is in Pakistan to take part in a peace march that would proceed towards Pakistan’s South Waziritan’s restive region against US drone attacks.
Lauren Booth, who converted to Islam in 2010, has arrived in Pakistan on the invitation of cricketer-turned politician and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan.
Khan will lead the rally that would start on October 6 from Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. The PTI chief has been a staunch opponent of US drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal region near Afghan border.
Lauren Booth has arrived here along with some other human right activists from the USA.
Pakistan’s popular TV host Hamid Mir has invited Booth in his show here on Wednesday evening at 8:00, where she would tell as what inspired her to travel to Pakistan.

Tony Blair’s sister-in-law who converted to Islam will participate in PTI rally | The News Tribe

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