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Kudus Yolu - Abdul Ghaffar Aziz of the Islamic Group in Pakistan declared that the group approves that all politicians and citizens in exile can return back to Pakistan becaue it is their homeland and no one can deny them the right to return home. Although the Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan , it is actually outlandish to deport him again out of Pakistan .

Aziz added in a statement to Ikhwanweb: "That Binazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan is acceptable but this does not mean dropping corruption charges against her just because she sealed a deal with Pervez Musharraf to return to homeland. In one implicated in a crime must stand trial before Pakistani courts so that every one takes his rights and so that all the world knows the limits of the Bhutto-Mosharraf deal".

Regarding Bhutto"s statement that she doesn"t plan to deal with Islamists, Abd Al-Ghaffar said " Bhutto"s attitude towards Islamists is well known for years. She tries to woo the US administration adopts the US views and issues statements that she sees as appealing to the US administration. Her attitudes towards Kashmir issue and the US bombardment to tribal regions is clear from the beginning. She wants to prove that she bolder, more sincere, more efficient, and more obedient to US orders in its fight to what Washington calls "terrorists" and any religious one. They are eventually unsuccessful attempts because the U.S. can not succeed in what security forces failed to realize."

Regarding the presidential elections, Abd Al-Ghaffar declared that the election commission issued a ruling on Monday canceling a provision banning that state employees from running for elections, a scheme from Mosharraf to enable him to pursue his reelection bid. However, the judiciary is expected to reject this amendment. Such weak attempts to amend the constitution will be useless to him and his aides.

Aziz added: "There are opposition parties that agreed on rejected reelecting Mosharraf, threatening with submitting a mass resignation to parliament and leave local governments in two Pakistani provinces. It is well known that election takes place here through the Central Council, the Senate and four provincial councils which elect the president. If two councils resigned, there will be no election. If Misharraf insisted on pursuing his bid, we would take to streets to show the public opinion"s rejection to dictatorship. Also, opposition parties threaten with not participating in any general elections if he is reelected. His only option is to resign from both posts and we know that this will not be easily realized. " Quds Way - (Kudus Yolu) published on Sept 22.

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Larkana, March 1 - President Pervez Musharraf, facing criticism from some US and Afghan leaders over attacks by Taliban from across the border, vowed yesterday to wipe out such elements taking sanctuary in the tribal areas.

"People have come from outside. These people should leave [Pakistan] and go, otherwise we will have to deal with them and we are dealing with them," Gen Musharraf told a public rally in Larkana, a stronghold of Benazir Bhutto, the chairperson of opposition Pakistan's Peoples Party.

Musharraf's comments on the presence of foreign militants on Pakistan's soil followed a surprise visit by US vice-president Dick Cheney to the country on Monday.

Cheney expressed US apprehensions of regrouping of Al Qaida in the tribal areas, called for concreted efforts in countering the threat, and pressed Gen Musharraf to be more aggressive in hunting down Al Qaida operatives.

The use of Pakistani territory by the Taliban and Al Qaida has soured Pakistan-Afghanistan relations. Some Afghan leaders have accused Islamabad of failing to do enough to stop infiltration, or even of continuing support to Taliban.

Islamabad says it does all it can and struck a deal with pro-Taliban rebels in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan under which the militants agreed to stop raids in both Pakistan and across the border.

Musharraf said Pakistan was facing threats of extremism and terrorism because of these foreign militants.

"They have all come and are living in our mountains and spreading terrorism not just in Pakistan but in the entire world," he said.

"I want to say, taking benefit of this occasion [public meeting in Larkana] that these people are putting Pakistan in danger," Musharraf added.

Hundreds of Pakistani troops and rebels have been killed in the Waziristan region as the government tries to establish its authority over the semi-autonomous tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan.

Musharraf said Islam is a religion of peace, harmony and tolerance and there is no place for extremist and terrorist tendencies in the religion.

"We have to check such tendencies, otherwise the country will not be able to move on to the path of progress and development," he added.

He dismissed the use of the concept of "jihad" by extremists and said it was only the prerogative of the government and not individuals to use it.

"We want moderation, we are strong Muslims and fully understand our obligations and responsibilities," he said, asking the people not to vote for extremist elements in the next general election, which is expected to be held next year. Gulfnews

Labels: Luar Negeri, Musharraf, Pakistan

Rawalpindi, February 12 - Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, met Pervez Musharraf to discuss operations this spring against the Taliban on the mountainous 2,500km frontier with Afghanistan.

Gates said in a news conference the US had been wrong to neglect Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawal in the late 198Os and to let it become a sanctuary for al-Qaeda which launched the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US.

"We will not make that mistake again. We are in it for the long term."

The Taliban rose to power after the Soviet withdrawal, but were ousted by US-led forces for sheltering al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, blamed for the attacks on New York and Washington which killed nearly 3,000 people.

Pakistan has come under pressure from its allies to crack down on fighters crossing the border into Afghanistan amid a renewed Taliban campaign that claimed 4,000 lives last year, mostly those of rebels.

The defence secretary, accompanied by senior military officials, met Musharraf at his presidential office in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, outside Islamabad.

Gates said after the talks that Pakistan and the US had a "mutual interest in improving our effectiveness and improving our co-operation and understanding so that we have a real opportunity this spring".

Spring offensive

He said Musharraf had been meeting Pakistani army commanders to see how they could improve their operations on the porous Afghan border.

"We discussed the coming spring military activity on the border and the measures that the Afghans and the Nato alliance and the US and Pakistan are working on together," he said.

Gates said he had thanked Musharraf "for Pakistan's help in the war on terror". He said: "Pakistan is clearly a very strong ally of the United States on this."

The US defence secretary said the US was also grateful to Musharraf for cracking down on extremism in his own country, which has been rocked by a recent wave of attacks blamed on pro-Taliban elements.

Gates arrived in Pakistan from Europe, where he appealed to Washington's allies to contribute more troops, equipment, and support personnel for the 35,000-strong Nato-led force in Afghanistan.

US military officials have claimed bitterly that Pakistani border forces were turning a blind eye to the cross-border movements of fighters, fuelling the resurgence of violence in Afghanistan.

But Musharraf recently said security along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border was the joint responsibility of all the forces nearby, and Pakistan could not win the fight against militancy on its own. Agencies

Labels: Afghanistan, Berita, Luar Negeri, Musharraf, U.S.

'Grand operation' against terrorists in tribal areas

Islamabad, February 6 (IANS) - Pakistan has deployed over 2,000 para-military personnel in volatile North and South Waziristan to hunt for "high value" terrorist targets.

The deployment is ahead of what the government calls "grand operation" in its Federally Administered Tribal Area bordering Afghanistan.

"Security forces are expected to begin a grand operation in the troubled Waziristan tribal region to hunt down Al Qaida and Taliban militants, including Baitullah Mehsud, who is holed up in the area," the Daily Times said yesterday quoting unnamed officials. (Picture left - They are alike, two separate bodies but with same ideologies!).

The daily said the intelligence agencies have alerted the Interior Ministry that 15 Taliban fighters arrived in Rawalpindi on January 25 with plans to target US and UN interests in Islamabad. Mehsud was reportedly involved in the kidnapping and murder of two Chinese engineers and their Pakistani driver in 2004. GulfNews

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Labels: Berita, Luar Negeri, Musharraf, Pakistan, Ummah

Abdullah, President Musharraf Meet In Putrajaya

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and visiting Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf met here Wednesday to discuss international issues, including peace efforts in the Middle East.

Abdullah greeted Musharraf at the Prime Minister's Office at 6.45pm before their meeting, which went on until just before 8pm.

Abdullah is scheduled to host a dinner for Musharraf at a hotel here tonight.

The Pakistan president is on a two-day visit to Malaysia to discuss peace efforts in the Middle East.

Meanwhile Agencies reported that Musharaf also visited Indonesia earlier before meeting Pak Lah. (report below)

Call for Muslims to co-operate

AlJazeera, January 31 - Muslim nations must work together to end spiralling bloodshed in the Middle East, the leaders of Indonesia and Pakistan have said.

Pervez Musharraf and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said "like-minded Muslim countries" hoped to gather soon to discuss disputes in Iraq, the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon.

Few details about the proposed forum were provided, but an official who attended Wednesday's talks said the goal was to counter US influence in the region.

"The time has come for action," Musharraf said at a joint press conference at Indonesia's presidential palace on Wednesday.

"There is no room for complacency because things are moving so fast, deteriorating so fast," the Pakistani president added.

Musharraf, who next heads to Malaysia where he will meet Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the prime minister, said he was confident the yet-to-be created group would have a strong, important voice.

"Since the West is looking and searching for methods and new ideas of bringing peace to the region, I think any new idea, any new initiative would be acceptable to them as long as it is workable," he said.

Susilo said he was hopeful "greater dialogue and consultation between like-minded Muslim countries" would help reduce violence in the Middle East.

Labels: Malaysia, Musharraf, Pak Lah, Pakistan, Ummah