... aka
Taliban Khan, who ain't the brightest knife in the national drawer...
, regarding success chances of a possible military operation against Taliban.
The upper house of Parliament witnessed a heated debate on a recent TV interview of Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
chief Imran Khan in which he had allegedly questioned the capability of the armed forces to take on Death Eaters.
Khan in a TV interview on Tuesday night had stated that during a meeting the prime minister had quoted former army chief Gen (retd) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
... four star general, current Chief of Army Staff of the Mighty Pak Army. Kayani is the former Director General of ISI...
as saying that there was a 40 per cent chance of success of a military operation against Death Eaters in the country's tribal areas.
"(Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf) PTI chairman Imran Khan misquoted Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
and the former army chief while stating that there were 40 per cent chances of success if an operation is started against Death Eaters," Raja Zafarul Haq informed the Senate in response to a point of order, raised by Senator Raza Rabbani.
He said: "I have obtained required information which suggests that the statement of Imran Khan has no reality and is totally baseless. The PTI chief could not understand what the former army chief had said."
Raja Zafarul Haq said that on the demand of Imran Khan before the All Parties Conference (APC), his meeting was arranged with PM Sharif, Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and the then COAS.
In the meeting, he said, the former army chief had told the PTI chief that if an operation was launched by the government against Death Eaters, then 40 per cent terrorism related activities could be controlled without delay.
Haq recalled, at that time Kayani had also stated that the government should fully utilize the option of dialogue with Death Eater groups.
"We have full confidence in Pakistain Army which is capable to fight extremism and aggression against the country. Their determination cannot be questioned," he added.
The leader of the house acknowledged that besides soldiers, the officers of armed forces have also rendered valuable sacrifices in the war against terrorism.
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan welcomed the statement of the leader of the house, saying the whole nation stands alongside Pakistain Army in the fight against terrorism.
Earlier speaking on a point of order, Senators Raza Rabbani, Afrasiab Khattak, Farhatullah Babar and Rehman Malik
Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship.
had demanded of the government to come out with a clear stance on the statement of Imran Khan.
They mentioned the recent terrorist activities in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
and questioned, were the citizens left on Taliban's mercy.
The senators of Pakistain People's Party and Awami National Party also criticized the PTI government in KP for its failure to ensure security of lives and properties of common people.