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ANP wants lasting solution to Karachi crisis
 [Dawn] Showing concern over lawlessness in 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... , Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan has asked  President Asif Ali Ten PercentZardari ... husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, who has been singularly lacking in curiosity about who done her in ... to convene a meeting of all stakeholders to find out permanent solution to the crisis-like situation in the port city. "Bloody Karachi is mini-Pakistain and the situation (there) is very serious and intolerable. Therefore, President Zardari should bring all stakeholders to the negotiation table to meticulously discuss the issue and work out a durable solution," he told a presser at Chief Minister's House after presiding over party provincial working committee meeting on Sunday. The ANP chief said that all stakeholders should put their heads together and hold serious debate on Bloody Karachi. The number of stakeholders involved in Bloody Karachi issue was increasing day by day, he said. He said that every Urdu speaker in Bloody Karachi should not be considered worker of Mutahidda Qaumi Movement and every Pakhtun should not be treated as member of ANP. "I have personally discussed Bloody Karachi situation with President Zardari recently and suggested him to work out sustainable solution," Mr Khan said, adding that new delimitations and preparation of new voter lists ordered by the Supreme Court might change the scenario in Bloody Karachi. The ANP president, who remained out of media for long time due to his illness, spoke elaborately on Afghanistan. He was optimistic that situation would remain normal after NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and organization.... 's pullout from the war-torn country in 2014. He termed release of Taliban leaders by Pak government a major and positive step. "I am optimistic that at least there will be no sustained or organised war against state institutions in Afghanistan in the coming days. However, today is that tomorrow you were thinking about yesterday... stopping murder of individuals would take time," he said. The ANP chief urged Pakistain and Afghanistan to adopt confidence building measures, end mistrust and go for actionable intelligence sharing. To a question about Afghan government's allegations that Pakistain was interfering in its internal affairs, he said that both neighbours should stop the blame game and build trust. Posted by: Fred 2012-12-11 |
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