PESHAWAR, Sept 16: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said that troops will not be withdrawn from North Waziristan despite a peace agreement with pro-Taliban tribal chiefs.
“We haven’t deployed our 80,000 troops for nothing. They are there for a purpose,” he told a private TV channel.
“If Osama bin Laden’s presence is confirmed in any part of the area adjoining the Afghanistan border, or for that matter anywhere in Pakistan, we have these troops stationed there to carry out the job,” he said.
“There won’t be any requirement for US troops or Special Task Force to enter our area and take action against Osama bin Laden. We are capable of doing that,” he said.—Online
