Re: Beware Pashtunistan
No need to get racist old man.
Are you referring to TSNM’s activities in 1990s, then read the article below. Pakistani Government DID acquiesce to the demand of Sharia law. But where is the suicide bombings, dismantling of the FC, holding of soldiers?
**It first came into prominence in November 1994 when it led an armed uprising in support of Sharia in the Malakand division of NWFP. The outfit’s call to arms reportedly drew large numbers of experienced Afghan Mujahideen from the nearby Peshawar and Bajaur areas. Approximately 40 persons, including 12 security force personnel, were killed in a week of fighting before the Government was able to reestablish its writ. The Frontier Corps was deployed to regain control of the Saidu Sharif airport, roads, police stations and judicial courts in the area. Police fired tear gas on December 4, 1994, to halt a march by approximately 10,000 members of the TNSM who were seeking the release of 85 colleagues who had been arrested during the past month’s protests.
On June 19, 1995, the TNSM Chief and 20 of his senior followers were arrested following a clash with the security forces. At least 26 persons were injured when hundreds of TNSM cadres occupied Government offices in the Swat district. They were demanding the implementation of an agreement reached with the Government in 1994 to enforce Sharia in Malakand. Further, on September 6, 1998, the TNSM threatened to attack American property and also abduct American citizens in Pakistan unless the USA apologised to the Muslim world for the August 1998 missile strikes in Afghanistan. **