Militants welcomed the offer by the new Prime Minister to hold talks with militants but urged Islamabad to abandon the US-led 'war on terror', the movement's spokesman said. "We welcome the announcement by the federal government to hold talks with Tehreek to improve law and order situation in the country," Maulvi Omar, a spokesman for the movement, told local reporters by telephone.
"The talks announcement by the government will have extremely positive impact on the law and order situation, and the federal government should immediately stop the war for US interests," he said. "The government should immediately say goodbye to pro-US policies because there is no good in them for the government and the people of Pakistan," he added.
Omar also welcomed the repeal of Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR), a harsh legal code for tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, but demanded that Islamic law be enforced in its place. "The Prime Minister has won the hearts of the tribal people by ending the FCR, but the government should, keeping in view the wishes of tribal people, immediately announce enforcement of Islamic system," Omar said.
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