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| MNAs want ISI briefing on Taliban |
| 2009-04-24 |
| The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) demanded on Thursday that the government extend the National Assembly (NA) session and summon the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general (DG) to brief members in the wake of reports that the Taliban are moving towards Islamabad. It'd prob'ly be a good idea to get a second opinion afterwards. "The international media is reporting that the Taliban are just 60 kilometres from Islamabad. "We're in Islamabad! Why haven't we noticed?" The government should summon the DG ISI to brief the House on the ground realities and on developments on the Swat peace deal," demanded PML-N Information Secretary Ahsan Iqbal on a point of order in the NA. PPP Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab said the centre of gravity was not Swat. "Swat is a peripheral issue. The real problem is the people who are encouraging these Taliban," she said. Including the very people you want to brief you... She ruled out any impending danger of the Taliban taking over Islamabad as feared by some members, "No, no! Certainly not!" adding that the way the political forces were moving towards a consensus against the spread of the Taliban was a positive development. They'll no doubt reach agreement in 2081, except for Qazi and Fazl and Sami. And probably Nawaz. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Oh, an ISI briefing! Betcha there's a lotta that Foreign Hand™ stuff in it. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-24 12:38 |