ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said Independent
Commission will soon be constituted to hold impartial investigation
into Abbottabad operation.
Interior Minister said this while
talking to media men on the occasion of 2nd one day cricket match
between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Pindi Cricket Stadium Friday.
He
went on to say terrorism was curbed to considerable extent ahead of
launching of operation against Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden but
situation changed following the killing of Osama bin Laden. Anti state
elements, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and some other outfits got united
and announced to take revenge of Osama’s killing besides terming
Pakistan as enemy number one.
Pakistan has rendered sacrifices
more than any other country in war against terrorism; he said adding
blood of martyrs would not be allowed to go waste.
He said that
the Prime Minister during his meeting with US Secretary of State Hilary
Clinton had conveyed to US leadership reservations of government and
people of Pakistan about drone attacks that they should be stopped. PM
had truly represented sentiments of people during the meeting, he
underlined.
Dialogue process between Pakistan and US would continue, Interior minister said.
To
a question he said investigations into attack on PNS Mehran base have
been initiated and report in this respect would soon be presented to
government.
Sports ministry is playing its due role for
restoration of international sports and it is utmost endeavor of the
government to provide every possible security to foreign teams, he
observed. “We will have to bury the past and move ahead”, he stressed.
Talks
are underway for holding cricket series with India, he told. On the
other hand India had also shown its willingness for starting hockey
series with Pakistan. Online
