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Taliban’s march on roads of
Swat
THERE are disturbing and depressing signals from Swat where the
situation had improved a lot in recent weeks. According to reports,
armed supporters of Maulana Fazlullah reappeared in the Matta tehsil of
Swat and were seen marching on the roads on Wednesday.
Though the number of Taliban was somewhat negligible - between 40 to 45
yet the very fact that the armed militants came out in open amounts to
defying the writ of the Government. This is particularly worrisome
because of the fact that the new political leadership has expressed its
commitment to pursue the process of dialogue and discussions to resolve
the problem of militancy and extremism in the area and the adjoining
FATA region. We have been opposing vehemently the use of force in the
area, as it was drifting the local population away from the national
mainstream. It is also encouraging that the new provincial Government
too has initiated a process of reconciliation and only the other day the
Provincial Assembly formed a Jirga for negotiations with extremists in
Swat. In this backdrop, we expect that the extremists too would change
their behaviour and approach and would not indulge in any provocative
act that could jeopardize the fragile peace in the area. While the
entire nation backs political dialogue, the militants too should
demonstrate their willingness to respond in a positive manner. We also
hope that instead of entering into another phase of strikes, boycotts
and marches and counter marches, the political forces would get united
to face the threat of extremism and terrorism.
