Provincial President Awami National Party (ANP), Aimal Wali Khan on Friday said that his party would not budge from its stance against extremism and continue its struggle for the rights of Pashtuns, said a statement issued by Bacha Khan Markaz. Reacting to a threat alert, he said that ANP is firm on its resolve and ready to face any hurdle in its struggle for the rights of Pashtuns.
He said that these threats are not new for the party as ANP workers faced numerous such attacks with valour abiding by Bacha Khan’s golden principles of non-violence. He said that ANP had always raised its voice against leniency towards militancy and added that during their government PTI granted pardons to elements that were involved in the killing of innocent and guiltless people.
Aimal Wali also reminded people about the release of militants for politicking and said that ANP workers would not desist from making any sacrifices for their rights. Meanwhile the interior ministry has warned that there are serious threats to the lives of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl emir Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Awami National Party provincial president Aimal Wali Khan.
In a letter to the chief secretaries and inspector general of police of all provinces and circulated by the ANP, the interior ministry said it had received reports from reliable sources revealing serious threats to the life of Mr Fazl and Mr Aimal.
“It is requested that extreme caution and vigilance is exercised and necessary security arrangements are made at their [Mr Fazl and Mr Aimal’s] residences and during movement and public gatherings to avert any untoward incident,” the minister said in the letter. Meanwhile, ANP leader Aimal insisted in a statement that it was not the first time that his life was under threat.
