Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal secretary general, on Saturday night at a press conference demanded justice for those being arrested for their alleged links with Al Qaeda and condemned the government for making the opposition a scapegoat by implicating them in Al Qaeda-linked cases. The alliance leader said, "We strongly condemn the arrests of youths by several secret agencies keeping them behind bars after being released by the United States and Afghan governments. Our government too should give Al Qaeda-linked suspects a chance to defend themselves."
When he was asked if there were any justice, he was critical of the government's attitude. "Now, it has become a fashion to link opponents with Al Qaeda to avenge itself. Islamabad has no foreign policy and it is implementing the imported policy while Foreign Office is serving as a protocol office." |