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LAHORE, Nov 29: The PML-Q has called for an multi-party conference to “firm up a national response to Indian threats”.
Addressing a press conference here on Saturday night, party president Shujaat Husain hoped that the Indian side would see the reason and would not indulge in any adventurism that could threaten regional and global peace.
Pledging his party’s unflinching support to the government and the armed forces in the present tense situation, Shujaat said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had called him in the afternoon and sought his party’s support in the current situation.
He said the PML-Q had offered unconditional support, forgetting all personal and political differences. “No patriot could even think of withholding his support to the government and the armed forces in such a situation,” he said.
Flanked by Senator Tariq Azeem, Shujaat Husain said the entire nation would be behind their forces if the situation went out of control, but “one must hope and pray that it does not turn out to be the case.”
He maintained that alleged “threatening” language of Pernab Mukherji, the Indian foreign minister, was only adding to regional hysteria, which must be avoided. So far, Pakistan’s response to the crisis had been appropriate, he said and added: “Now it needed national support, which would only come from an APC.”
PERVAIZ: The government should take all parties into confidence before taking decisions like abolition of the National Security Council and sending the Inter-Services Intelligence chief to India, said Pervaiz Elahi.
In a press release issued on Saturday, the former provincial government head said instead of a few individuals taking such decisions in haste and then backtracking on them, a proper consultative process should be followed and every one was taken on board.
“The Indians are deflecting the blame for Mumbai mayhem on Pakistan only to hide their own intelligence and administrative failure. The government should adopt a more measured approach instead of yielding to India’s knee-jerk attitude and pressure,” he said.
He said the Indians, instead of concentrating on investigation, had resorted to allegations. “This kind of attitude does not help build confidence among states and regions.”
He said the provincial government should not waste funds of Baitul Maal and Zakat on ‘cheaper breads’ but instead spend the money on treating cancer patients.
