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He expressed full support for the armed forces and police, saying \u201cthey are the children of this soil,\u201d and urged ulema to speak against terrorism in Friday sermons. Maulana Qureshi also called on political parties to reduce polarization, said Pakistan\u2019s recent accord with Saudi Arabia and Turkey had unsettled its adversaries, and stressed that change in AJK must come only through democratic means. 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