A peace march to Waziristan organised by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was launched Saturday from various cities. The march started from Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and other places, Geo News reported.
Former
cricketer and PTI chief Imran Khan said: "We are not going to fight
anyone. Everyone should take benefit from the march, if we are asked to
halt then we will stop."
The Taliban had earlier warned the PTI
against holding the rally, blaming it to be a sympathizer of the west,
the Jews and the Christians.
"I was blamed to be a supporter of Taliban, now they were blaming me of working for the West," Khan said.
He blamed Islamist leader Maulana Fazlur Rahman for "spreading disinformation" about him.
The
PTI chief said Rahman was propagating against him because of his rising
popularity, and that there was no threat to his peace march.
"If
anything happened with us then the president ((Asif Ali Zardari) and
his allies and Maulana and the like would be responsible. The people of
Waziristan would be providing us security," he said.
The
Waziristan region, bordering Afghanistan, has been a stronghold of the
Taliban and has seen violent clashes between militants and the security
forces.
The US has also intensified its drone strikes against the
militants in the region, which has stoked anti-American sentiments in
the country.
