Earthquake survivors urged to beware of extremists
By Our Staff Correspondent
MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 18: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Friday asked survivors of last month’s earthquake to keep a vigilant eye on extremists to check their activities other than those for relief and reconstruction.
“If someone shows extremism here, you should rise against it,” he told the survivors at the end of interpretation of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s brief address to them at Thuri camp.
The remarks were an obvious reference to some organisations carrying out relief and rescue operations in the quake-hit region and known for their alleged links with the militants.
The president said if the extremists were helping the survivors, they should accept their aid.
“You need not to bother who is coming here for your help and who is not. Whoever is helping you, he is welcome. But if someone has other designs, you people must stop them,” he said.
He told them that the government of Pakistan would utilise all resources for their rehabilitation.
