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| Government has failed to check terrorism: Shujaat |
| 2008-07-15 |
| The ruling coalition has not honoured its promise to root out terrorism from the country, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Monday. Shujaat said law and order in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) had gone from bad to worse and had reached a stage where even Afghan President Hamid Karzai was threatening Pakistan with dire consequences. "There has been no positive change in the country's circumstances though four months have passed since the ruling coalition came into power. The government has failed and the people are disappointed," said Shujaat, while addressing a news conference at Justice (r) Muhammad Azam's residence. He condemned the US-led allied forces air strikes in Tribal Areas and foreign threats to integrity and solidarity of Pakistan, saying his party would shortly submit a resolution to the National Assembly to condemn violations of Pakistani borders. The PML-Q leaders said the ruling parties had promised the people before the February general elections they would formulate policies that would rid the country of terrorism and extremism. "They have not fulfilled their promises," they said. Peace dialogue: Shujaat supported peace dialogues between the local Taliban and the provincial government. "The PML-Q will continue supporting peace dialogues if they (local Taliban) stop attacking the security forces and the law and order situation improves," he said. Shujaat said the country was in a deep crisis and was confronting serious problems, which could only be solved with a national consensus. He said inflation was growing unchecked and no progress had been made in reinstating the sacked judges. Shujaat said the PML-Q leadership had neither met Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari nor did they have any plan to meet him. He said the PML-Q stood by its decision to sit on the opposition benches. As for change in the Punjab government, the PML-Q chief said it would come within the House and there was no need for the PML-Q to contact anyone. |
| Posted by:Fred |