No talks will be held with government until end of operation in Dir: TNSM spokesman

Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi(TNSM) has suspend talks with government after start of security forces operation in district Dir. The spokesman of TNSM Ameer Izzat Maqam said no talks will be held with government until end of operation. Meanwhile provincial government said no operation is underway in Dir and security forces retaliating militancy. NWFP Information Minister Mian Muhammad Iftikhar said, the security forces are retaliating militancy in Dir. Security forces operation has entered into second day in Dir. Heavy shelling carried out overnight at militant hideouts in Madan and Kal and other areas of district Dir. Indefinite curfew has been imposed in Lal Qila, Islampura, Kal Kot and other adjoining areas. Security forces tool control of Lal Qila, a key territory in tehsil Madan. The locals welcomed the action of security forces. DCO Dir Ghulam Mohammad has issued the circular of closure of government schools in tehsil Madan. All markets are also reported closed in the Madan area.

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