KARACHI, Oct 27: The Defence of Pakistan and Afghanistan Council (DPAC) on Saturday asked the government to review its policy regarding Afghanistan and for providing logistic support to United States.

“We have set November 7 as the deadline for this purpose. If the government does not review its policy, the DPAC will launch a movement across the country”, said chairman DPAC, Maulana Samiul Haq, while addressing a press conference in Karachi.

He said the DPAC had been appealing to the government since October 7 to review its policies on Afghanistan but there had been no response.

“We will adopt all peaceful means after Nov 7. As the first step a countrywide strike call will be given, the decision for which will be taken at Council meeting”, he stated.

He felt that the war in Afghanistan would prolong for an indefinite period. Terming it a war against the Islamic world, he said the western powers would also use force against other Islamic countries of the region”, he maintained.

Criticizing the UN role, he said no action had been taken against Israel, India, Russia and the US for the killings of innocent Muslims in Palestine, Kashmir, Chechnya, Iraq and now in Afghanistan.

“If someone protests against brutalities and injustices he is labelled a terrorist. There is no way except Jihad to struggle against the killers of humanity “, he asserted.

The DPAC chief said the support to US was not in the interest of Pakistan and added that the government should revert to pre-Sept 11 Afghan policy.

He regretted the government’s refusal to take the bodies of Pakistanis killed during the US-led strikes on Afghanistan.

Deputy secretary general JUI, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, strongly criticized the ban on the entry of Qazi Husain Ahmed, Maulana Fazalur Rehman and chairman Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan into Sindh and Balochistan.

He warned that any attempt to impose a government against the will of Afghan people would aggravate the situation.

Leaders of other DPAC parties were also present on the occasion.—PPI