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Malik vows to bring peace to Karachi in 24 hours.
[Dawn]  Federal Interior Minister Rehman MalikPak politician, current Interior Minister under the Gilani administration. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. He later joined the Pak Peoples Party and was chief security officer to Bhutto. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. on Tuesday said that he will come to Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... and analyze the security situation of the city, DawnNews reported. The interior minister has demanded a 24-hour deadline to restore the peace of the city. "A committee has been formed to investigate the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement ...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead... (MQM) worker Mansoor Mukhtar," Malik added. Speaking to the media representatives outside the Parliament House in Islamabad, interior minister said that extortion and murders in Bloody Karachi had been brought to a halt but these activities have again erupted in the metropolis. "The perpetrators of the crimes involving assassinations and extortion would face the legal implications on non-discriminatory basis," Malik assured. Posted by: Fred 2012-03-28 |
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