The newly elected Pakistan government, which was having soft corner towards terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has been forced to change after recent terrorist attacks and has vowed “violence for violence”.

Islamabad, June 17/Nationalturk- After recent bombing of a women university bus and attack on hospital in restive Quetta city on Saturday killing over two dozen people including female students, the newly elected Pakistan government, which was having soft corner towards terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has been forced to change its stand for the time being and it has vowed “violence for violence”

Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province witnessed a day of bloodshed on June 15 (Saturday) as militants bombed a women university bus and attacked a hospital in Quetta city. At least 28 people including 15 female students and Deputy Commissioner of Quetta were killed the twin terrorist strikes.

Female suicide bomber blew up students bus

“The initial investigation has  revealed that the female students bus was not exploded with remote control bomb, rather it was the incident of suicide bombing. The suicide bomber was a female.  Further investigations are going on,” Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan said.

On the Saturday, the militants of Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) had attacked Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s historic residence in Ziarat, Balochistan. The building suffered heavy damage in the attack in which a policeman was also killed.

Nisar said Pakistan government would leave no stone unturned and would thoroughly investigate the incidents of  attack on female students, hospital in  Quetta and Pakistan founder’s residency at Ziarat so that those responsible of the terrorist activities are taken to task

The Pakistan’s Interior Minister, according to media reports, said the government will negotiate with those willing to talk but those bent on using violence will get a similar response.

“The nation is fighting a “kind of war” and that everyone must take part,” he said

“The government is ready to pursue its commitment to talk to those militants who want to talk. However, the government will respond with force if the armed groups pursue militancy and terrorism,” added Nisar.

This is the first major statement of Pakistan’s new government in which it has shown willingness to go after terrorists. Earlier, it had talked of negotiations with the militant groups to end violence.

After the recent bombing of female students van and attack on hospital in Quetta, there is a general feeling among the people that security forces should take militants head on and root out militancy.

TTP demands protection money from businessmen

The dreaded militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), according to Pakistan newspaper The Dawn, is reported to have asked two local businessmen to pay ‘protection money’ to them to help militants carry out ‘jihad’.

“Te chief executive of an Islamabad-based business establishment had received four letters allegedly from the head of the TTP’s `finance wing’. The businessman has been asked to pay $25 million. The letter, bearing the name of its sender, said the money was needed for jihad and it would be received abroad (in Dubai). If you paid the money, we will protect you. Otherwise, there will be no guarantee,” a senior police official said.

He said another businessman (a property tycoon) has also been receiving extortion threats.

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Faiz Ahmad / NationalTurk Pakistan News

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