Pakistan army said on Monday that Afghan and U.S-led forces had failed to take action against Maulanan Fazalullah, who is carrying attacks from Afghanistan into Pakistan after fleeing from Swat.
DG ISPR in an interview with a British based news agency, Athar Abbas said that the raids in which militants loyal to Maulvi Fazlullah took part have left about 100 members of Pakistan’s security forces dead during past few months.
Athar Abbas asked the Afghan and NATO forces to take action against Maulana Fazalullah, adding that instead of the repeated requests of Pakistan the Afghan and NATO forces were falied to take action against him.
Fazlullah, who was also known as FM Mullah or Radio Mullah for his fiery radio broadcasts, managed to regroup in Afghanistan and establish strongholds and local support, and poses a threat to Pakistan once again, said Abbas, adding that Fazaliullah is the last thing which Pakistan needs.
“Now Fazlullah and his group are trying to re-enter Swat through Dir,” said Abbas, referring to a border region in northwest Pakistan which was relatively stable before the cleric’s men recently staged attacks there on security forces.