Former Interior minister and key member of the Pakistan People’s Party Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan favoured army’s deployment in violence-hit Karachi and said it is not unconstitutional and nobody should be afraid of an army operation, as it would be carried out under the Sindh civil administration.
Aitzaz, a former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, told reporters at the Lahore High Court, that Karachi was economic hub and vital for country’s progress and if there would be a law and order problem, it would disturb the whole country. He pointed out that people were being kidnapped, tortured and then killed.
He cited the example of the UK and India where armies were called whenever civil rulers felt that only army could help out in resolving the problem. Aitzaz said that the army was a national institution and subordinate department of the federal government.
The former minister said that peace could not be restored in Karachi until an operation was conducted to de-weaponise the city. He said that politics and extortion had mixed up in Karachi owing to which economic problems were also emerging.
kahan hai wo teri "dharti ho ge maa k jaisi" why did u bring iftikhar chaudhry when army was needed……sharam tum ko magar nahi ati…..
Very wise suggestion! Since whole chaos in Karachi is created by politicians and their cronies, they don't want deployment of army, lest their thugs are harmed.
Mr Walayat Malik
The whole chaos is production of AABPARA industries.
I agree with you Mr. Aitzaz Ahsan. I would further move to suggest that Karachi must be declared as Non-Political City. It must come under direct control of Center (Islamabad), I mean Presidency. If today Mr. Zardari is President, perhaps tomorrow someone else will be on that seat. Karachi is hub of economic and backbone of our country and as such must be protected as "Strategic Asset" of the country. Do it now.
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