Talibanisation hot topic in town

KARACHI - When the whole country is discussing the fate of President Pervez Mushrraf as the ruling coalition is fully committed to impeach the President, Karachi has gripped in the fear that what will happen if Taliban appears in the City and the same issue has gained much popularity than the impeachment.

Talk of the town is the presence of Taliban in Karachi and due to repeated statements by MQM chief Altaf Hussain that they (Taliban) might strike in the metropolis, initially no one was believing on the stance of MQM’s chief and treating it lightly. Even Provincial Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza and IG Sindh had denied the presence of Taliban in Karachi and any part of Sindh.

But when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Maulvi Umar and TTP Naib Ameer Maulvi Faqeer Muhammad claimed that the Taliban were not only present in the City but they could also capture the entire City.