Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States is neither conducting any operation inside Pakistan nor will it be allowed to do so, as Pakistan is a sovereign state.
Talking to journalists outside the Parliament House, he said that the law enforcement agencies were conducting operation against illegal immigrants, adding the people who were living in Pakistan despite their expiry of visa have also been deported.
He urged the people to stand with the security agencies and criticism on them without any evidence is unjustified as they are fighting for the survival of Pakistan. He disclosed that timely reporting about 1100 cases by the agencies saved the country from terrorists activities.
Rehman termed the news about deleting of Saleem Shahzad’s data as totally wrong and added that a commission has been formed to probe the killing of the journalist. To another question, he said that to maintain the law and order situation was the responsibility of the provinces. “Law and order situation in Karachi is under control,” he told a questioner.
“Rangers were deployed in Karachi on the request of Sindh government to assist the police force,” he said, adding, the police strength was not enough to control the law and order situation in Sindh. “It will be unfair to blame the whole Rangers personnel for individuals action,” he said. During the last five months, about 48 police personnel have embraced ‘shahadat’ while taking action against the criminals, he said.
He said all the checkposts in the capital have been restored and the police forces deployed at the checkposts have been directed to check people without any discrimination. “We will take all possible measures to protect lives and propriety of the people,” he said. To a question, he replied that the police chief in Islamabad would be appointed soon.
