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| Govt under fire over rocket attack |
| 2004-04-16 |
| The opposition members in the NWFP Assembly expressed deep concern on Friday over the rocket attack in Peshawar and alleged that the government had turned a blind eye to the incident. âThis is the second time missiles have been fired on the provincial capital and the security agencies are silent,â said Bashir Ahmed Bilour, parliamentary leader of the Awami National Party (ANP). Mr Bilour said that it was the duty of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), the Police Special Branch, Military Intelligence (MI) and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to extract secret information and arrest criminals involved in the attacks. âBut the law enforcement agencies are silent,â alleged Mr Bilour. The ANP leader expressed fear that terrorists might attack the Frontier Assembly some day if they could attack the CID office. Mr Bilour said the chief minister talked of Japanese and Chinese investment in the province. How would anyone invest under these circumstances, he asked. The ANP leader insisted that there must be a debate on the law and order situation of the province. Mr Bilour said the chief minister and the provincial ministers often said that law and order in the NWFP was far better than the other provinces. However, he said that it was wishful thinking on their part. Mr Bilour said it was a serious matter and the government must act against those involved in terrorist activities. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "the security agencies are silent" silent? They were probably complicit |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-16 9:38:15 PM |