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Tuesday, December 06, 2011
US must take action against Mansoor Ijaz: Malik* Interior minister says Ijaz violating US laws and passing false statements against armed forces and leadership of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on Monday that the United States government must take action against Mansoor Ijaz for violating US laws and passing false statements against the armed forces and the leadership of Pakistan.
About Ijaz’s statements with regard to the country’s leadership and Haqqani’s knowledge about the Abbotabad operation, Malik said that US itself had admitted that the Pakistani government was not aware about the operation.
“Pakistan has always been asked to do more, but it is time for the US to take action against the person who is violating its law by misguiding the international community,” Rehman Malik said while talking to media after a meeting held at the Interior Ministry regarding the law and order situation during Muharram.
Malik said that all information related to Mansoor Ijaz had been collected and that Interpol would be approached for further investigation.
He claimed that Mansoor Ijaz had been continuously varying his stance on the issue from the very beginning.
Rehman Malik asked Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to approach the Supreme Court on the Ijaz Mansoor issue, in which regard the government would support it.
To a question, he said that the government would honour and implement the decision of the Supreme Court on Husain Haqqani.
He claimed that Haqqani had no intention of leaving Pakistan and that if he had wanted to leave the country, he would not have come back.
The interior minister said that Pakistan’s decision to not participate in the Bonn Conference was in accordance with the aspirations of the people.
“We will not allow any one to violate the sovereignty of the country at any cost. We feel proud of our nation which knows how to defend frontiers of the country,” he said.
To a question, he said that all chief secretaries, the inspector general and the interior secretary were closely monitoring the law and order situation.
With regard to security during Muharram, Malik said that that the government had provided more security officials and helicopters to the provinces on their request.
He said that extra cameras had been installed to check the movements of the Muharram congregations.
He said that the Frontier Corps and Rangers had been deployed in sensitive areas.
The interior minister claimed that there were some indications of terrorist activity in some areas of Karachi and that the government had ensured strict security measures there.
Malik said that there were reports that the elements which had attacked Chaudhry Aslam’s home would carry out terrorist activities during Muharram.
He appreciated the role of the ulema and religious scholars for following the code of conduct adopted for Muharram.
Rehman Malik urged the ulema and religious scholars across the country to spread message of love and brotherhood and said that the Taliban should also respect the month of Muharram. app
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk