ISLAMABAD: ANP Parliamentary party meeting has expressed its reservations over making MQM part of the government.
The
parliamentary party met here in the Parliament House on Monday under
the chairmanship of Asfandiyar Wali Khan on the situation in Sindh and
Karachi, says a press release received here on Monday.
Talking
to journalists after the meeting, ANP Information Secretary Zahid Khan
said that Awami National Party has reservations over re-entrance of MQM
into the government.
He said that there are several blames
against MQM but it has been failing to clear its positions. The MQM
should respond to the blames like letter by its leadership to the
British Prime Minister Tony Blair instead of blaming others.
He
also demanded proof of the accusation by MQM that the U.S. and UK
planning to disband Pakistan and ANP is part of the plan adding that,
“what are the proof that such conspiracies are being hatched and his
party is part of it”.
To a question, he said that Altaf Hussain
is not a Pakistani and a citizen of UK. “I or ANP is not bound to be
answerable to a foreigner or respond to foreigners’ blames. We are
answerable to Pakistanis and therefore we would never reply to Altaf
Hussain,” he added.
He said that MQM should first answer three
basic accusations leveled by former Interior Minister of Sindh Zulfiqar
Mirza that are massacre of Pakthuns, called by Altaf as Taliban, plan
in collusion with UK and US to disband Pakistan as well as weakening
ISI as proved by a letter from Altaf to Blair.
He said that now
ANP is expressing reservations on some issues and ignore some other
matters but anybody should be sure that it would use its right cards on
right time.
On situation in Karachi he said that law and order
has been deteriorating for last 25 years and complete normalcy in the
metropolis would take time.
He said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
government had sent 25 trucks of relief goods to the flood afectees in
Sindh and more assistance is vowed if asked.
On this
occasion, ANP Sindh President Shahi Syed, who was also present in the
meeting to brief the parliamentary party over situation in Karachi and
Sindh, said that the ongoing action in Karachi was launched on Awami
National Party’s demand and it should continue till the end of all
torture cells in the city. He also said that police department needed
to be overhauled and all police personnel affiliated with political
parties should be removed.
He further said that ANP had asked
to start operation from the House of its Sindh president and anyone
involved in criminal activities should be held accountable regardless
political affiliation.
He said that criminals were released on
parole and Ajmal Phari exposed the MQM. “The Governor Sindh has not
sent application of Sault Mirza for pardoning the death sentence for
the last four years fearing it might be rejected”, Syed said. He said
that criminals were given ministries and appointed governors over the
years. He also added that 256 hand grenades were discovered from a
house in Rizvia Colony in Nazim Abad.
He also added that all persons affected by floods and terrorism in Karachi should be compensated. Online
