Extremist outfits asked to shun violence to participate in polls
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Asfandyar Wali Khan addressing a presser in Peshawar on Tuesday. - INP PESHAWAR: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan on Tuesday urged jehadi and extremist organisations to abandon violence before participating in electoral politics. `Entry of these groups in mainstream political process is a positive step. But they should publicly disassociate themselves from their past activities and apologise for it,` replied Asfandyar Wali when asked about the participation of the Milli Muslim League (MML) and other similar groups in the NA-120 Lahore by-polls. `If they (jehadi and extremist outfits) are joining the mainstream politics without giving up their...