Pashtuns Oust Gen. Musharaf's pro-Taliban Allies


	Pashtuns Oust Gen. Musharaf's pro-Taliban Allies

Gul Agha

2-19-2008 7:34 PM

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pakistan, islam, secularism, afghanistan, pashtuns

Gul Agha says:

The ANP are followers of the famous pacifist Pashtun Leader, Khan Ghaffar Khan, known as Bacha Khan, who led non-violent resistance movement against the British. After the creation of Pakistan, Bacha Khan was kept under house arrest in Pakistan and his allies were prevented from participating in elections for decades.

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