QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Monday condemned NATO attack on
two posts in Mohmand agency which had killed 24 soldiers last month.
The
assembly adopted a unanimous resolution and demanded permanent
withdrawal of facilities to US-led allied forces stationed in
Afghanistan.
Senior Minister and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F
parliamentary leader Maulana Abdul Wasey, Minister for Works and the
Pakistan Peoples Party deputy parliamentary leader Ali Madad Jatak,
Minister for Revenue and Awami National Party leader Eng. Zamarak Khan
Piralizai and Minister for Minorities Jay Parakash moved the joint
resolution.
The resolution termed the NATO bombardment on
Pakistani checkpost in Salala as a brutal act, asking the provincial
government to approach the Federal Government to take every possible
step for compensating the families of martyrs.
Speaking on the
resolution, Piralizai appreciated the Federal Government steps to
withdraw facilities to the US and NATO forces including evacuation of
Shamshi airbase.
Parakash demanded that the US government should
apologize for the attack besides guaranteeing that no such attacks
would be carried out in future.
Minister for Quality Education
Jan Ali Changezi viewed that NATO attack was part of conspiracies being
hatched against Pakistan.
Minister for Forests and Wildlife Abdul Samad Akhunzada demanded more measures to withdraw facilities to NATO completely.
Minister
for Gwadar Development Authority Zahoor Buledi said that Pakistan had
suffered losses of billions of dollars in respect of war on terror. He
flayed NATO attack on Pakistani forces.
Minister for Mines and
Minerals Abdul Rehman Mengal said that there should be no flexibility in
order to avoid recurrence of such an event.
Minister for Wasa
Mir Habibur Rehman Muhammad Hasni said that people of Washak district
were happy on evacuation of Shamsi airfield.
Maulana Abdul Wasey
appreciated the government and state institutions for withdrawing
facilities to the US and NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan. He,
however, demanded that these measures should remain on permanent basis.
The chair put the resolution to the house which passed it unanimously.
Later, the speaker adjourned the house till Thursday, December 15, 11:00am. Online
