Without indiscriminate military action, the roots of terrorism will continue to grow in the region and across the country, they added.
The meeting was held at Bacha Khan Markaz, Peshawar to commemorate the 18th death anniversary of former Afghan president Dr Najibullah Ahmadzai. It was arranged by ANP-affiliated National Youth Organisation.
In memory of
In a public spectacle, the former Afghan president had been brutally assassinated by Taliban militants when he entered Kabul on September 27, 1996.
On Saturday, ANP leaders paid tribute to Dr Najibullah and lauded his efforts to facilitate the withdrawal of the former Soviet Union from Afghanistan in 1989.
According to the party’s senior leaders, Afghanistan became a breeding ground for regional and international militants after Dr Najibullah resigned from public office.
The former Afghan president had tried to reconcile with the militants. He invited a group of rival Mujahideen leaders in Peshawar to establish a coalition government in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of foreign troops. But the offer was refused.
Speaking about the election crisis in Afghanistan, the ANP leaders expressed satisfaction over the way the dispute was being tackled. They hoped Dr Ashraf Ghani would follow in the footsteps of outgoing president Hamid Karzai and work toward eliminating militancy and foreign interference in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.
Blame game
Former provincial minister and ANP parliamentary leader in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly Sardar Hussain Babak expressed concern over the sit-ins in Islamabad.
“There is a deal between PML-N and Imran Khan on the resignation of PTI MNAs,” he said.
Babak added both sides are engaged in an artificial game to divert attention from the military offensive launched in North Waziristan and the displacement of over a million tribesmen.
“At this critical juncture, no one from either the federal or K-P government is willing to appreciate the armed forces and facilitate internally displaced persons.
According to Babak, Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq is covertly defending Imran Khan under the guise of reconciling the differences between the federal government and the protesting parties.
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