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Fazlullah threatens to unleash suicide bombers if attacked

* ANP says warnings will affect dialogue process

By Shahzad Alam

MINGORA: Swat-based militant chief Mullah Fazlullah on Sunday warned of a string of suicide bombings if the government re-launched military operations against his forces.

Addressing a news conference in the Kabal tehsil of Swat, the Taliban leader claimed that he had prepared a brigade of suicide bombers who would be unleashed in case of a military operation.

He said the attacks on official installations were in reaction to the government’s action against the Taliban and denied reports that the Swat Taliban were using child bombers.

Fazlullah alleged that the Pakistan Army was involved in anti-Islam activities, adding that these would not be tolerated.

Dialogue: Reacting to the threats, Awami National Party (ANP) Senior Vice-President Afra Siab Khattak said that any kind of threats would have an adverse effect on the ongoing dialogue process in the province.

Talking to Aaj TV, Khattak said that the government wanted to achieve peace in the province through talks with non-violent elements only.

Meanwhile, a youngster was killed and two more people injured as a result of a bomb blast in a shopping centre for women in the Charbagh tehsil of Swat.

The 10-year-old boy, named Faisal, was killed while two more people — Latifur Rehman and Arshad — sustained injuries, locals said. Eight shops were also damaged in the explosion.

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