KARACHI, Jan 20: Speakers at a function here on Saturday said that after the installation of a pro-India government in Kabul, Pakistan is faced with new dangers and the allied forces under the garb of finding “fugitives” can also harm the country’s strategic assets.

The programme was held under the Organization of Pakistan Steel Officers. The speakers said Pakistan should have remained non-aligned during the allied forces’ attack on Afghanistan, as killing a large number of innocent Afghans during the war was itself an act of terrorism.

Pointing out that the United States was implementing its agenda of weakening the Islamic countries, they urged the OIC to formulate a concrete strategy to safeguard the interests of the Muslim world.

Referring to the situation at the borders, they asked the government not to create unrest among the masses by taking steps like sacking workers under the downsizing or rightsizing plans.

They also advised the military rulers that rather than toying around with the Constitution they should concentrate on rooting out corruption and bring the economy back on the rail.

Lauding the efforts made by the Pakistan Steel — which they termed mother of all industries — for achieving its production targets, they asked the authorities to give the workers their due wages, besides making additional payments for their achievements.

They said a specific group of steel traders was hatching conspiracies against the Pakistan Steel. “A large quantity of Pakistan Steel’s products has remained unsold because of the policies made on the recommendations of a few vested interests,” they maintained.

They urged the authorities to restore all the abolished facilities and increase workers’ salaries, keeping in view the inflation and rising cost of living.

Former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Sajjad Ali Shah, Ghazi Salahuddin, Pasha Ahmed Gul, Syed Umer Baqi, Nazim Larak, Fida Mohammad, Rehan Ather and others spoke on the occasion.