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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Altaf deplores Mullen’s allegations against Pakistan
Staff Report
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the allegations levelled by Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States (US) Admiral Mike Mullen against Pakistan, the armed forces of Pakistan and the Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI).
In a statement issued on Saturday, Altaf said a large province of the country was in the grip of the dengue virus epidemic, while floods had devastated Sindh province.
He said terrorists were carrying out bomb attacks in different parts of the country one after other, killing innocent people.
“The US and its high-ranking officials should have sympathised Pakistan instead of giving such negative statements that undermined the highly sensitive institutions of the country and also hurt the feelings of every Pakistani, Hussain said. He said the US government and the heads of its armed forces must never forget that Pakistan had not only played the role of the frontline state in the war against terror, but the armed forces of Pakistan had also offered the sacrifices of its officers and men in combating terrorism.
He said thousands of Pakistani citizens had fall victim to terrorism, he said, adding, the role played by the ISI along with the intelligence agencies of the US in arresting top targets of Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organisations was greatly commendable. It was very unjust to blame such a sensitive institution that was actively working against the terrorists for being in complicity with terrorists, he added.
Altaf impressed upon President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to call a round table conference on an emergency basis in order to formulate a strategy for meeting the national challenges.
Heads of the armed forces and the director general of the ISI should also be called in the conference, he added.
Either the president or the prime minister must address the nation in order to take them into confidence, he said, adding, the entire nation and the others should be informed about the stance of Pakistan on the present critical situation.
He assured the armed forces of the country, the ISI and other spy institutions that the entire country stood firmly behind them in order to face the challenges to the national security and existence.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk