DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 24: The ex-chief minister of the NWFP Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur has called upon all segments of society to shun their petty differences and stand united in the face of war threats by the Hindu fundamentalist regime of India.

“While war is knocking at our doors, it is our religious, moral and national duty to extend all-out support to the government. This would send a message to the Indian leadership that the Pakistani nation stands united against its war threats,” he said, while speaking at a news conference in Kulachi here on Saturday evening.

The politicians too should put aside their difference with the government, the former chief minister said. Flanked by his two sons, the chieftain of Gandapur tribe announced that in case India imposed war on Pakistan, he and his 70,000 tribesmen living in 20 villages of the Kulachi-D.I. Khan areas would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Pakistan army and are ready to sacrifice their lives defending the frontiers of the country.

He said that although he had never supported dictatorship, but it was time to put all our likes and dislikes aside and stand united against any foreign aggression.

He suggested to the government to take the politicians into confidence against India’s warmongering.

Inayatullah Gandapur, who was a close associated of ex-prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, suggested to the twice-ousted prime minister Benazir Bhutto to shun all differences with the government in the face of war-threats by India.