ISLAMABAD : Monitoring Desk – When Pakistani military command is recieving applause from USA to China , like around the world on victory against India , the Chief Executive of a province has blasted the baloon by strongly opposing the military operations in his province and by acknowledging publicly that so call Good Taliban are still present in KP.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur has stated that the province will no longer tolerate the presence of so-called ‘Good Taliban’, and a decision has been made to eliminate them entirely from the region.
Protesters opposing military operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tirah Valley came under fire on Sunday, sparking confusion and tension over who was behind the shooting. The incident took place in Mohmand Ghoz, where a large group of locals had gathered outside a Frontier Corps (FC) compound.
The demonstrations were a reaction to earlier tragedies in the week—most notably, a mortar shell strike that killed two children in Raghzai village, Tank district. The attack, along with another mortar strike that killed a young girl a day earlier, ignited widespread outrage. Protesters blocked the Tank–South Waziristan Road, demanding accountability and justice.
To ease tensions, a jirga was convened, bringing together tribal elders, civil and military officials, and Security Forces Commandant Brigadier Muhammad Qasim. The jirga denounced the use of force against peaceful demonstrators and stressed that such measures lack legal justification.
Brigadier Qasim announced a formal inquiry into the incident and assured that action would be taken against those responsible. He added that the individual behind the earlier mortar attack had been identified and pledged that there would be no further drone or mortar strikes on civilian areas.
It has also been learnt that Brig Qasim tried to convince the elders that the morters that killed the children were fired from the terrorists. Military is not conducting any operation.
Speaking at the provincial All Parties Conference (APC) held in Peshawar, Gandapur expressed strong concerns over the security situation and federal policies. He made it clear that no kind of military operation would be accepted in the province moving forward.
Gandapur said, “Today, I acknowledge that ‘Good Taliban’ do exist in the province. We have now decided to eradicate their presence. Anyone seen carrying weapons under the name of any institution will face immediate action—whether an individual or a group.
The concept of ‘Good Taliban’ is now over and will no longer be tolerated.” He criticised past military operations, saying they yielded no significant results and instead harmed the province and its people.
Strongly opposing drone strikes, he said such operations in civilian areas have resulted in the loss of innocent lives and will no longer be allowed. Gandapur also alleged that some state institutions have been supporting extremist groups labeled as ‘Good Taliban’, but the province will no longer accept this.
“They must be eliminated and removed from the province immediately,” he asserted. The APC decided to recruit 300 locals into the police force in every tribal district to help maintain peace at the local level.
Sending a clear message to the federal government, the chief minister stated that border security is the responsibility of the centre, but if it fails to fulfil this duty, the provincial government will take charge of security with its own police force.
He further emphasised that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has full rights over its mineral resources and will not hand over this authority to the federal government. He also opposed the imposition of federal taxes on tribal areas, stating that the provincial government would not support the centre on this issue.
Gandapur concluded by declaring that no federal force will be allowed to operate in the province without first taking the provincial government into confidence.
