Even if the militants do not lay their weapons, they should accept the writ of the government, said Awami National Party (ANP) president Asfandyar Wali Khan
during a party address on Thursday.
“It is considered humiliating in the Pashtun culture to ask someone to surrender their arms,” Asfandyar added while speaking on the occasion of the death anniversary of his father Wali Khan and grandfather Bacha Khan.
Asfandyar also remarked that the people of FATA will choose out of their own will whether they want to join Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or form a separate province.
He added: “We want peace in Afghanistan and both the countries [Pakistan and Afghanistan] should sit down for talks to ensure that the end of violence in the Pashtun belt… The ANP has won the battle for the rights of Pashtuns and is now fighting for their survival.”
No institution should be allowed to supersede the limits set by the Constitution, only the parliament is supreme and no undemocratic step will be endorsed by the ANP, the party chief added.
ANP Provincial President Afrasiyab Khattak, addressing the rally, said that the ANP is the biggest party in the province as more than 2.3 million people joined the party recently. He added that almost 500 ANP workers have been killed in violence in the province.
KP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti added that the provincial government has increased the development in the province and took to record heights. “ADP (Annual Development Program) increased to 80%, which is the highest in any government’s record.”
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