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| Rehman Malik blames SSP |
| 2010-08-03 |
| Interior Minister Rehman Malik accused banned group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) for the assassination of MQM MPA Raza Haider, who was gunned down in Karachi along with a police constable on Monday. Talking to reporters at the Parliament House, Malik said there were reports of death threats to Haider's life, which had been conveyed to certain senior officials. He said the perpetrators of this act wanted to destabilise Karachi, which amounted to instability in the rest of the country. He appealed to the MQM not to be scared of the elements that did not want peace in Karachi, assuring them that "we will definitely apprehend the killers". He asked MQM chief Altaf Hussain to appeal to his party workers to stay calm. The minister said the elements behind this incident wanted to create rifts between the ANP and MQM. Separately, speaking in the Senate, Malik claimed that creating unrest in Karachi -- the country's commercial hub -- was part of a "larger scheme" to destabilise Pakistan. Oh sure, like that could happen ... Like you could tell... "I'm going to tell you that a bigger formula has been framed against Pakistan. It is part of a larger scheme to destabilise Pakistan," he remarked. Malik said a joint investigation team of law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies would be looking into all aspects of the MPA's murder. |
| Posted by:Fred |