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CIA will not be Allowed to Operate in Pakistan
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday (June 18) said that Pakistan was a sovereign state and would not allow CIA to launch operations in Pakistan.I would like to promise to people and media that there is no operation of CIA going to be allowed in this country, Malik said outside Parliament House in Islamabad. Malik also said that the countrys intelligence agencies should not be criticised, adding that 1,100 incidents of terrorism were avoided on the reports of the intelligence agencies. Speaking to media, Malik also said Pakistani soil would not be allowed for illegal movements by anyone. I assure you. The Government has decided that anyones illegal movements within the country shall not be allowed. Moreover, even people will not be allowed who are working in NGOs or on a visit visa and those who are staying in Pakistan with work permit. This is Pakistan and we are sovereign state, he added. The Interior Minister has made these remarks soon after the statement made by the US military chief Mike Mullen regarding the possibility of a May 2 like attack to eliminate the new Al Qaida chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri. Earlier, his predecessor Osama bin Laden was killed at Abbottabad in a raid by US commandos. Malik also informed media that the government will respect the Supreme Courts verdict on the investigation commission being formed to probe journalist Saleem Shahzads murder. Posted by: tipper 2011-06-18 |
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