Military operation to be completed soon: Malik

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday said the military operation against the Taliban will be completed soon with their total elimination and after that they would not be able re-emerge in future.
Talking to reporters after a high level security meeting at the ministry, the minister said: 'Taliban will not be able to re-emerge as the government is utilising all recourse to cure this menace.'
Malik revealed that militants have been receiving aid from foreign countries and the government of Pakistan was taking every step to dry their supply lines. 'At the same time the government of Pakistan is in contact with international community to stop supply of arms and funds to the militants. I have talked to my Afghan counterpart yesterday and he was very kind to offer maximum cooperation in countering terrorism,' he said.
He requested national media to call Taliban Zaliman (brutal) instead of Taliban as Taliban means students and the militants were brutal according to any definition of brutality.
'We have a certain level of respect even for the family of Fazlullah who has put the life of millions of Pakistanis in danger but they have no respect for elders, ladies and even children. They are cruel and brutal in the true sense and deserve no sympathy and soft corner,' said the Minister.
The interior minister said Taliban have been receiving support from Afghanistan. 'The militants are our common enemies and we are committed to fight them. My Afghan counterpart is due in Pakistan soon and we will discuss the issue in details. I don’t blame Afghanistan but there may be some non state actors who are misusing Afghan soul against Pakistan,' he said. Responding to a question regarding Friday’s meetings with religious scholars, the minister said the five boards of religious seminaries have extended their helping hand to the government for countering extremists and their should be unified admission procedure for all Madressahs till mid of August this year.
'We wish to add some modern subjects like mathematics, computer and science etc to Madressah curricula enabling its students to compete a graduate of any other schools. Also a unified system of admission shall stop terrorists to use Maddressahs as safe havens for them.' he added. 'The response of religious scholars to government proposal was very positive and this provides us a forum of the Ulema that give religious decree against suicide attacks,' he said.