Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Sunday rejected BNP chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal’s remarks that the government was conducting a military operation in Balochistan, saying no such offensive was underway in the province.
Talking to reporters, Malik said everyone should abstain from blame games.
He said the government was serious in resolving the issue of missing persons in Balochistan, as it took the initiative of inviting Akhtar Mengal back to the country as well as removing his name from the Exit Control List (ECL).
Making an appeal of not defaming the army, he said the people should not malign the military, as it was “our own army”, adding that foreign elements were involved in unrest in the province and he had evidence that would be presented to Mengal.
He questioned was there no Frontier Constabulary (FC) in Balochistan when Mengal himself was a minister.
“The current government has done all that was needed of the time and the Pakistan People’s Party has done everything for democracy,” Malik said.
Commenting on the six-point demand by the former Balochistan chief minister, Malik said Mengal had furnished complaints, not demands.
The interior minister said he would forward his Senate speech to Akhtar Megal, saying he would ask him why he did not arrest those responsible for his brother’s abduction.
He said he had requested the judicial commission on missing persons to meet Mengal with regards to the recovery of his missing brother.
Malik said no operation was under progress in Balochistan and the Frontier Constabulary had been provided to the province following a request by the provincial government.
However, the interior minister said some people were talking about the military operation in Balochistan for their vested interests and it was a wrong approach.
Vowing to respond to the allegations levelled by the Baloch leader against him, Malik said politicians should not use the Balochistan issue for their personal gains and all parties should sit together to resolve the country’s issue instead of politicking over issues. To a question, he said the government had withdrawn all cases against Akhtar Mengal and his friends, and would adopt more measures to appease the angry leadership of Balochistan.
Jhoota!! No one in Pakistan believe him. Problem with PPP leadders , MNA,MPA's is they never accept thier faults / blunders. To me on all tv talk shows they act like a monkey toy in which when you rotate key it claps and say NO NO NO NO and moves around on its butt and we awam watch them and get excited and happy.
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