Well said Imran. All religious leaders should do the same and teach jihad against killing innocents. Any madrassas found brainwashing people should be disbanded and the culprits sent to prison. We need a sea change in our culture and mindset.

PML-N government and Shareefs have failed in protecting karachi airport. New Government is needed.

IK still wants dialogue with these barbarian creature...

I think all political parties of Pakistan should be on same page, and there should be no difference among all the political parties in favor of operation against these terrorists.

To little to late Mr IK

@asim what do you expect? a prime minister to stand guard outside your house and everyone else to provide security. be realistic. its a security lapse no doubt. its actually a failure of the nations intelligence agencies who are incompetent and have nothing better to do other than political games.

@Abaid it doesnt matter what he thinks plmn are in power

It seems PTI condemned the security lapses that implied indirect condemnation of the TTP. The headline seemed misplaced when you read the story itself.

Good to see you condemning TTP finally. Extremely sad to see Shireen Mazari still trying to spread confusion and tweeting nonsense.

instead of defending karachi airport we should have negotiated with attackers......leading should have been taliban khan sorry imran khan.....

Imran Khan I totally agree with you. These attacks are in reaction to the drone attacks. The day government can get U.S. to stop drone attacks, there will be peace in this country. We need to have open dialogue with TTP. This is the only way for peace and prosperity in Pakistan.... Wait.. This is exactly what we did. No drone attacks and peace talks in progress. Now what we do? How about another dharna against drones? And let's keep whining about unfair elections on our way there.

Would Mr.Siraj-ul-Haq, emir Jamat-e-Islami also like to condemn the attack?

@Harmony I appreciate your concern, great to see the message.

Only condemning TTP will not resolve this long standing issue strong actions by the both Federal and Provincial governments is need

No government can stop such attacks unless these terrorists are devoid of political patronage.

@sameer No, all parties don't need to be on the same page, if we wanted national government, why did we go to polls? The government should make independent decisions without wasting time gaining support from other parties. After one year, they are still deciding about negotiating with these terrorists, and we are still nowhere near peace. So, If we don't like their policies, we won't elect them again. But this indecision must stop.

Once again disappointing position from IK. He condemned the Govt and Taliban in the same breath. He criticises govt for its failure to ensure security and failure of intelligence. Will he support the govt on military operation because that's what would ensure security. He would again harp his mantra of talks. God knows what else IK is waiting to openly support military operation.

IK you are complete failure.

What a shameless man Taliban Khan is.

@Afzal Well both are playing politics, does not matter PMLN or PTI.....

May Allah guide all human. Muslims world over needs sea changes in their commitment to religion, peace, stability and prosperity of all. 1+1 means 11 but 1-1 =00. Those who advocates gun from both side to teach one party or the other are living in fools pradise. War is not the solution but a tact to make hard to soft and then talk. Ultimately, talk but this is applicable to enemy not to own people. Anyone who was killed belongs to one nation. One side lost as gurdians of nations and the other did wrong becoming satan under false notion that they are serving path of good. There is no leader among Muslims who can mediate and call for order. Islam is not what is practiced by Muslims. Ask are they clean by heart and have any devine relationship to do miracles. Muslims have people who are treated as sole arbitrator in religious matter. Wrong practice, Teach Quarn in Universities and make it subject of research so that blindness about Islamic divine order can be removed. Alas! Leaders/media and all are failing who are crores but few thousands are becoming headac for the nation. Call meeting of all world leaders including Ulemas and issue new Muslim world order for all Ummah to follow. Stop blood bath by becoming agents of enemies. Feel tears in eyes when see young Muslims are killed in Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Mynmar etc. And above all we are under seige of enemies.Allah guide to misguided Ummah who have lost its way to paradise but found hell hereinafter.

Question to IK is ( in response to his utterance ) WHICH GOVT ( Provisional or Central alike ) ever have been a success to provide law and order and safety/security to Pakistani nationals ??? Was ZAB's Govt Good in that area ( ask the Ahmedis families who lost loved ones ! ) , Was Zia's govt the better ( we had the onset of the terror which is maturing now decades later ) , Were the 2 of Sharif's and BB's Govt Or that of General Musharaf's icing on the cake of safety and security of the common folks ??? Was AAZ 5 years any good yardstick on this measurement ???? Come On man , you must have courage to speak the truth , NONE of the Govt and NONE of your Buddies taliban for whom you are crowing for Talks rather than gunning for their skins , UNLESS you want to save your own skin from them is your top most priority , Do Not Give us bullshits and blame the Govt . Call the TTP (for whom you have a very soft corner ) as Terrorists and Killers with whom no negotiations can ever be fruitful

very "balanced". I would have hoped he would have stronger words for those who kill and maim in cold blood, than for those that failed to prevent it.

Mr. Imran: you always justified and patronized TTP's action by calling it as a reaction of Drone. Now there is not Drone but why we people are suffering, would you please ask your allies TTP and JI? Would you mind bringing your kids here in Pakistan and let them face these suffering causing by your Allies Thanks

Condemnation for a day, and business as usual for PTI. They need to learn to stand for principles, where is the opposition. Anyone can condemn, but we expect more from the opposition. We want Police reforms, Tax reforms, Accountability reforms! Mr. Imran, are you going to force the government to initiate reforms or just condemn?

A large scale military action is the only language to make TTP understand well. Meetings & condemnations are not enough. The outskirts of Karachi have become a safe zone for TTP & their supporters. All TTP attacks are planned & directed from these areas. The government should not sit mum on this grave danger surrounding Karachi. Unless a large scale military operation don't start soon Karachi & other major cities of Pakistan will continue to get targeted by TTP. In simple TTP & Pakistan can't exist parallely.

Dear Khan Sahib, there is more to mere criticism. You should denounce TTP & encourage military action against TTP. All peace efforts with the terrorists should henceforth stop & a deciding military onslaught should be launched to did Pakistan of these criminals.

Just condemn? Imran Khan fears to criticize TTP.

Mr Imran khan still wants dialogue with these pricks. Why i just want to know why whenever there is an issue in our country Army called up and these all politicians just take things for granted and not even a single individual amongst them is loyal to country.

@Abaid IK still wants dialogue with these barbarian creature... ? This was the reason why IK wanted a peaceful resolution to the problem of terrorism. Now get ready for senseless killings of innocent people on both sides. We have lost our character as a Muslim nation.

IK on the sacrifices of 18 brave Pakistani you are running your shamefull politics. Shame on you

Wake up Mr. Imran Wake up................... open your eyes simply condemning has no virtue we need action now.

IK is there just to make statment nothing else. As he make one when Iltaf hussain was caught. Person which has people follwoing with him and making fun of all his followers which they will realize in few years. Because NS gonna win again next year and IK keep making press conferences without no Practical progress.

It's too late, Taliban Khan. Due to your blind supports towards Taliban we are encountering this situation. You should be impeached.

IK if you were in power, were you able to stop such attacks; dont find always a reason to criticise govt; aren't you the one to start peace talks with taliban and have u been able to stop all the attachs in kpk since you r in power? I think at this difficult times, you could console the ppl and would have been offered a hand to govt as an ally and to army and ISI and later you could make it a govt's failure to discuss in ur rigging jalsas

Stop your damn politicking on these issues. On one hand you support these people and on the other hand you try and score points.. I once supported him. No more.

Imran is becoming just like the other politicians. Every chance he gets to criticize the government, he takes it. He made no statement on how the Taliban should be punished. Only pointing fingers at the government. Very sad.

TTP attacked Karachi airport and whole nation demanded immediate operation against terrorists without considering fear of casualties and succeeded. But TTP has kept besieged tribals since years why not whole nation stands with tribals and let army to destroy TTP for good. Khan Sahb you changed your stance otherwise change name of your party.

nothing about taftan attack. weren't they Pakistanis or they r too afraid to even talk about them

@muhammad Well said.

Finally Imran managed to issue a statement about the TTP that did not offend our sensibilities.

@K Malik intelligence failure is considered the actual failure in any other country

He is always giving mixed messages. IK could work together with the government to solve this issue. But he will defend the taliban and when they strike he critisizes the government. I have yet to hear him to condemn the Taliban.

Mr. Imran Khan should have joined the government in fight against the enemies of Pakistan and not just giving lip service by criticizing government of Pakistan for not doing what he thinks should be done.

Aren't these the same people who you wanted to "negotiate" with? What happened? Maybe you finally realized that negotiating with "evil" - is not the best course of action!

Open your eyes MR. IK .I realize that future Dollars can blind a person!

Mr Khan . You didn't mention about negotiations with your masters ? Yet again all blame goes to Government right ? Taliban are innocent ?

Imran please stop making these strange statements ... one day you support talibans the next day you are against them. you just go where the wind blows.. Stop with this. We are seriously doubting your leadership .. Either you are with them, the terrorists talibans or you are with us.. you make that call and stick with it..

@Dawar Naqvi Very well said Dawar. He is unreasonable and coward.

Thanks Imaran.. you did not talk about any foreign hand

Its time to eradicate these terrorists once for all

The title is misleading. They are actually condemning security lapses and the government more than the TTP. The actual condemnation is as intense and meaningful as we see condemnation of riba.

If we don't tackle the Taliban, there won't be any Pakistan left and if anything happens to my Pakistan, I don't really care as to what happens to the lot that calls themselves Pakistanis because there won't be any.

@Saeed ik has said in past that if peace talks fail he would support military action. You would know that if you listen to what he says!

And you still want to talk to these animals? I am so disappointed with you IK.

@Dawar Naqvi how can this be IK fault?!? Answer how can someone with 40 seats in na be at fault is it not plmn fault or has ik become head of plmn recently?

A big joke taliban khan is condenming taliban attack he was nominated by them instead he give one man of his party to represent taliban comitte if we lived some sane country till now all talban comitee members would have been arrested and punished as taliban have taken responsibility like of imran khan still making educated and liberal youth fool

No he did not condemn the TTP. He blamed the government and agencies for their failure, like always. Where is TTP mentioned in his tweet?

@Sunil He is TTP

Shame on you Imran Khan!

This is an utmost security failure of highest order. How in the name of God these miscreants got inside the airport, where are the airport security check points. This is an inside job giving an access to these militants Do not blame others and make a mockery of the our inability for security arrangements, let us rather define our ability to secure our homeland

Such a barbarian act to kill innocent people! No words to express. Very difficult to fight these terrorist where political and influential people are involved. Pakistan should at least safeguard their nuclear establishments for the safety of Pakistan and the region.

@Abaid He wants peaceful dialogue with the people who are harboring them. It is not possible to attack the tribal region as I bet 90% of their operations are being carried out and sponsored from our major cities. Just follow the money and trace it back to the sponsors.

Are you kidding? Failure of GOVERNMENT POLICY.........which essentially is your policy Mr. Khan.....appeasing the terrorists. Stop playing this charade with the gullible people of Pakista.

In the fight between the government an taliban, Imran Khan's statement clearly says that he is not with the government. If he is not on the government side, the only other side left is the taliban.

So an attack in KP is due to the PTI governments failure?

@Khalid farooqi You to

TTP (thugs and terrorist of paksitan) does not want to negotiate and IK does not want operation againist them ..? both TIP , TTP seem to be on same page.

I suggest Nawaz sharif take a bold step and give Imran Khan Home office post. Then he has to Either deliver or shut up.

it really does not look condemning . look at both the tweets they are actually condemning the govt. just to save their neck they have written that PTI also condemn TTP. As a reader I ll not be convinced with this.

Condemn the govt first, then 'also' condemn the terrorists! Was this an attempt at being 'balanced' between the attacker and the protector? Quite ridiculous!!!

shut up imran khan .... we all know u ve always favored anti PAKISTAN wild bors talibas ....

Why our security forces were fighting with those terrorists last night. They should have 'negotiated' with them under the leadership of Imran Khan and Siraj-ul-Haq.

IK, you're all about negotiations with barbarians. Have you ever thought to seek opinion/negotiation with the families directly affected by your dear brethren? You should've stuck with cricket only, atleast you were a hero, now it's all villainy everyone sees in your face

What next Talebaan Khan. What should we do now?. negotiate surrender?.

Hey wait a minute what about The jail break in his capital peshawar where the intel and information was provided and still Taliban manage to release 500 + prisoners. Taliban Khan on separate note congratulated his fellow Taliban on mission success

@Mustafa J. How IK should join the Government? - Pl. elaborate. NS want Hamza and his daughter to Join the Government and fight for to accumulate more wealth.

IK, have some shame and stop playing politics when it's time for national unity against a bunch of thugs and terrorists who have been so dear to you always. This is result of your stupid and coward policy of support of TTP terrorists. You start crying and discreetly threaten separation of Wazirastan when Army undertakes couple of airstrikes and still you have the audacity to talk of failure of National Security Policy? Really man? Did you ever let govt. make a policy to crush these terrorists? It was blind of us to support and vote a fascist, coward, brainless and shameless person like you thinking that you ware better than others. You have your hands soaked in bloods of civilians and uniformed people being killed by TTP.

Imran Khan sahib, rather than expressing "shock" at the incident and criticizing the government, when will you show "anger" towards these terrorists who have little or no value for their "fellow muslim brethren?"

Govt failure and condemnation, both in one breath. Ik when will you openly condemn Taliban without strings attached.

"ALSO"....! People are being killed, dying! and all they can think of is power politics! The quote sounds something like - we "specially" condemn the government but we "also" condemn the terrorists, such statements at a time where we should stand united! Disgraceful!

The day we will start feeling for the loss of innocent lives irrespective of someone's religion e.g. hindu, sikhs, christian, jews and muslim including sunni, shia, Ahmedis etc, only that day we will start taking strong military action against these terrorists to wipe them out. Till then, we just have to live with it and see the bloodshed. Start respecting all religions ASAP!!!!

Where is the army and ISI in mr imran Khan's statement? Is it the failure of the govt or the army failed to protect its citizens? Army got 700 billion rupees budget? Why no improvement in KP law and order? Under PTI?

Where is the army and ISI in mr imran Khan's statement? Is it the failure of the govt or the army failed to protect its citizens? Army got 700 billion rupees budget? Why no improvement in KP law and order? Under PTI?

Shame on Imran khan for equating killing innocent citizens with with bad policing. I do think that the government protected its citizens to the best of its ability (which needs to be improved obviously). Khan sahib wake up!

Mr. Imran Khan Please don"t blame government, you also a citizen of Pakistan, please tell your followers to fight against terrorist, advise your followersm if they have information about any terrorist contact local authority and give them information/ Islam is PEACE LOVE AND HUMANITY. What terrorist do is against ISLAM. We cant even call them muslim. Mr. Imran Khan as we all know Pakistan going thru critical time. All citizen of Pakistan MUST BECOME ONE, And fight against TERRORIST. AND SAVE PAKISTAN ..Thank you..... Ashraf Mirza (USA) ashwmirza@yahoo.com

Imran Khan has not changed since 1973. Even back then he would always blame others. To date he has not presented a cohesive solution. But he is very quick to point out where the fault lies. And its always someone else's fault.

@K Malik - I am shocked to see your coments in response to Asim's. A person who can read write and speak English must be well educated but still fail to understand how governement should protect its citizens. My friend it is the governement job to provide safety and infrastructure. Furthermore, they need to provide quick justice and create job opportunties. How they do it is a huge subject that you must look into it. IK has a multi prong approach and does offer some hope. I suggest you read history and about nations who are succeful in combating such threats.

is it first time PTI has named TTP in condemnation? PTI seems to be growing.

What else can PTI say? it is all the Governments fault. It has now predictable that IK blames the government first & the terrorists second. Whose side is he really on???

If fools think they can stop TTP by military force, then I am not at all surprised at the state we are in. Dear citizen's, this issue can only be solved with dialogue.

Someone please google all the terrorist activities in KP for the past one year, what is PTI doing to address them? What plans are in motion to stop smuggled ammunition from crossing the Pakistan border from KP? You are only answerable to your own constituency.

Continue the operation in triable area but please have a look at the south of Punjab -

yes TTP is responsable for the attack on karachi air port. but there is not a good security in the airplanes and in side the air port.if there have been a good security in the plane the terrorists would be unable to enter the plane.

He is still not condemning the the TTP directly just playing with words

@Sunil Lets just check the meriam webster meanings for the words. condemn k?n?d?m/Submit verb 1. express complete disapproval of; censure. criticize ?kr?t?s??z/Submit verb 1. indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way. I think the former sounds harsher, so your point really doesnt count.

Well said IK that it is failure of intelligence agencies who are fighting with small firms and individuals for non sense. ..... shouldn't they take care of national security? where are more than 2 dozen agencies? is there job is to stick only on closure of geo? People like Imran khan are the main cause of this terrorism who has created confusion on this subject. entire nation is at back of army to eliminate these terrorist but Imran khan, JI and other sympathizer are hindrance ...... all terrorists including their supporter/handers must be crushed......and we hope this govt will do but again agencies have taken out Imran khan and Tahir ul Qadri for destabilization in the country...... no one can raise voice on agencies role......!

@Munir: You said

TIP equal to TTP no less no more no further comments required

@Abaid Eactly notice that he has put the onus of hte responsibility on the govt.

Notice.. If u will that he has basically shifted the responsibility of the attack from the TTP to the govt. "failure" to prevent the attacks.

Frankly speaking His popularity has dwindled for he not only talks too much but now most of it weighs less than nothing

@Dawar Naqvi Well Said, this is true IK unconditional support towards Taliban is a main reason of Taliban Strong Grip in Karachi. Shame on Imran Khan and his blind supporters

IK give up dialogue, you cannot talk to terrorists. You also must give up your relation with religious zealots, like Jumat Islami and/or Fazal and Sami terror groups. Otherwise, you run the risk of loosing your base.

@Abaid because some say he may belong to a fascist mind-set himself.

@Harmony Excuse me but Imran did not say what you wrote.

Thank you IK for condemning the attack. This is really means so much to us

imran khan. oh well there was one man named imran khan. he came to be known as taliban khan and u-turn khan. and rightly so. pakistan tehreek e imran. congratulations to those who came from western countries to fund him congrats to indian businesses who have rumoured to have supported and funded him from new york. congrats on creating a FRANKENSTEIN. height of arrogance and stupidity khan sahab, popularity is not a 100-sum game that you bring the big guns down and people will love YOU instead. sadly nobody in your party knows the game, so don't blame the pitch and we are sick and tired of hearing your world cup and cricket examples. please go take a long 1 year vacation in scotland , you can afford it

Agreed

@K Malik Yes, no one should expect the Prime Minister to stand guard outside our homes, we should only expect them to attach a detail of a HUNDRED personnel whenever and wherever they go. That is fine. But not if it's you or me. We don't deserve safety at all. I'm alarmed at how distorted your view of who & what a leader is, has become. Not just you, most of Pakistan wants to embrace this eternal servitude.

The joker has jumped out of the hat. Let the circus begin.

Failure of Government

@sameer You cannot expect unanimity on this issue because lots have parties have soft corner for these terrorists for one reason or another

Please note that Imran Khan FIRST condemns the government and then condemns the TTP. I bet he is completely insincere with his condemnation of the Taliban, and his main condemnation was for the government, because he has always held the view that Pakistan is fighting America's war ! With such "patriotic" Pakistanis like Imran Khan aspiring to be political leaders, who needs enemies?

Why not go after who funds these groups ?

If we want Pakistan to stay on the map of the world we need to take this cancer Taliban from its roots. We need to deal with them decisively effective Now before its too late.