Answering a volley of questions regarding the involvement of pro-Taliban commander, Maulvi Nazir in support of the tribal uprising, Gen. Gul said the militant commander was subservient to the tribe and not above it.
He referred to the tribal jirga’s decision that “no foreigner” would be given shelter and anyone doing so would face a fine of Rs. 1 million and would have his house demolished. “When they (the tribal elders) talk to me they talk about “foreigners” and not just the Uzbeks”, he said.
He hoped that in the second phase, local tribes people would get rid of the militants. “There are no quick-fixes in this war. We are here for a long haul.
There are many questions which the Pakistani officials cannot answer. There was a time when the same people who are being supported by them, were criminals and terrorists.
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