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Monday, November 28, 2011
Pakistan to revisit terms of engagement: GilaniISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that Pakistan would revisit engagement with NATO and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the backdrop of Mohmand Agency incident. In an interview to a private television, the prime minister said that Parliament’s Committee on National Security has been assigned to probe the memorandum issue and the nation would know the truth about the matter as promised by the government. He said the matter would be investigated by the parliamentary committee consisting of members of political parties in both the houses fairly. About the appointment of Sherry Rehman as ambassador to the United States, he said first it was the decision of the party and later on his own. He said Taliban should decommission and denounce violence and then the government would be ready to talk to them to bring them into the mainstream. On the other hand, Gilani telephoned MQM chief Altaf Hussain and took him into confidence on the unfortunate incident of Mohmand Agency and decision of Defence Committee of the Cabinet. QM would take out a rally today (Monday) in support of the government on this issue. app
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk