Militant 'Did Not Murder Bhutto'
By Syed Shoaib Hasan
(BBC News) - A Pakistani Senator says [Pakistani-Pashtoon] leader
Baitullah Mehsud was not involved in the murder of former Prime
Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Islamabad and Washington have both [illegally and fraudulently] blamed
Mr. Mehsud - who is based in the troubled region of South Waziristan
[Pakistan] - for the assassination of Ms. Bhutto.
But [Mohammad] Saleh Shah [Qureshi], a [FATA] Senator who represents
Waziristan, says Mr. Mehsud was not "in any way" involved.
Waziristan is now the scene of fighting between the [mercenary] Army
and [Pakistani-Pashtoons].
Military officials say that [Pakistani-Pashtoons] and security forces
have been involved in heavy exchanges of fire overnight on Tuesday.
'No Foreign Fighters'
"Baitullah is not involved in Benazir's assassination in any way," Mr.
Shah told the BBC [British Brodcasting Corporation].
"He has communicated this to me through his spokesman."
Mr. Shah also rejects recent [U.S. Central Intelligence Agency] CIA
[false, fabricated, malicious and illegal] claims that Mr. Mehsud is
involved with [fictitious] "Al-Qaeda".
"I don't know where these [false] stories come from - about foreign
fighters in the area," he said.
"I have never seen any Arab or Uzbeks in the area."
The [illegal] government [of terrorist tyrant Pervez Musharraf],
however, remains convinced and has stepped up [unlawful, barbarous]
operations against [Pakistani-Pashtoons] in South Waziristan.
Mr. Shah says the military action has done more harm to the civilian
population than the militants.
"The [rented] Army continues to fire at civilian targets, although the
militants positions are quite distinct and removed," he says.
Mr. Shah says several civilians belonging to the Mehsud tribe have
been taken into custody, and many people now have no option but to
leave their homes.
"Ladha [one of Waziristan's main towns] is now deserted as the
[unlawful] government [Dictator Musharraf] has stopped all trade into
the area," he says.
"Hospital and schools have been closed down, and food supplies are
running low.
"The [hired] Army has launched a blockade of the area for the last 10
days."
Mr. Shah says the [unconstitutional] government's failure to honour
previous peace agreements has led to the current fighting.
He says the jirga, or tribal council, in this regard was held on
Monday but has not yielded any results.
'Self-Defence'
Ata ur Rahman, a local leader from the area, told the BBC: dialogue
was the only hope of ending the fighting.
He said the pro-[Pakistan] leadership had no desire to fight the
[mercenary] Pakistani Army, or the [evil] government [of Devil Mush].
"Baitullah has said himself several times he has no quarrel with the
[rented] Pakistan Army."
"Whatever he is doing is in self defence for the attacks against him
and his men. For them, the main battle is in Afghanistan."
By Syed Shoaib Hasan
(BBC News) - A Pakistani Senator says [Pakistani-Pashtoon] leader
Baitullah Mehsud was not involved in the murder of former Prime
Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Islamabad and Washington have both [illegally and fraudulently] blamed
Mr. Mehsud - who is based in the troubled region of South Waziristan
[Pakistan] - for the assassination of Ms. Bhutto.
But [Mohammad] Saleh Shah [Qureshi], a [FATA] Senator who represents
Waziristan, says Mr. Mehsud was not "in any way" involved.
Waziristan is now the scene of fighting between the [mercenary] Army
and [Pakistani-Pashtoons].
Military officials say that [Pakistani-Pashtoons] and security forces
have been involved in heavy exchanges of fire overnight on Tuesday.
'No Foreign Fighters'
"Baitullah is not involved in Benazir's assassination in any way," Mr.
Shah told the BBC [British Brodcasting Corporation].
"He has communicated this to me through his spokesman."
Mr. Shah also rejects recent [U.S. Central Intelligence Agency] CIA
[false, fabricated, malicious and illegal] claims that Mr. Mehsud is
involved with [fictitious] "Al-Qaeda".
"I don't know where these [false] stories come from - about foreign
fighters in the area," he said.
"I have never seen any Arab or Uzbeks in the area."
The [illegal] government [of terrorist tyrant Pervez Musharraf],
however, remains convinced and has stepped up [unlawful, barbarous]
operations against [Pakistani-Pashtoons] in South Waziristan.
Mr. Shah says the military action has done more harm to the civilian
population than the militants.
"The [rented] Army continues to fire at civilian targets, although the
militants positions are quite distinct and removed," he says.
Mr. Shah says several civilians belonging to the Mehsud tribe have
been taken into custody, and many people now have no option but to
leave their homes.
"Ladha [one of Waziristan's main towns] is now deserted as the
[unlawful] government [Dictator Musharraf] has stopped all trade into
the area," he says.
"Hospital and schools have been closed down, and food supplies are
running low.
"The [hired] Army has launched a blockade of the area for the last 10
days."
Mr. Shah says the [unconstitutional] government's failure to honour
previous peace agreements has led to the current fighting.
He says the jirga, or tribal council, in this regard was held on
Monday but has not yielded any results.
'Self-Defence'
Ata ur Rahman, a local leader from the area, told the BBC: dialogue
was the only hope of ending the fighting.
He said the pro-[Pakistan] leadership had no desire to fight the
[mercenary] Pakistani Army, or the [evil] government [of Devil Mush].
"Baitullah has said himself several times he has no quarrel with the
[rented] Pakistan Army."
"Whatever he is doing is in self defence for the attacks against him
and his men. For them, the main battle is in Afghanistan."
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