Information Minister Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Wednesday said that the country’s defence institutions were capable to protect the country.
Talking to media after a function at the Rawalpindi Arts Council, Rashid questioned Taliban to tell under what sharia they were slitting the throats of their prisoners. He said the rule of law would remain forever and no one would escape from it.
The minister said it was the utmost desire of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to achieve the goal of peace without bloodshed. He said if the Taliban spokesman has any complaint he was free to tell the TTP negotiating committee.
Rashid said the Taliban first targeted police personnel in Karachi and then they slit the throats of FC personnel in a dastardly manner.
He said that despite being against each other in the past India and Pakistan never meted out such treatment to each others prisoners.
“Our 90,000 prisoners were in Indian prisons but none of them was killed by slitting his throat,” the minister pointed out.
“Similarly Indian prisoners were in Pakistani custody and despite being non-Muslims, we treated them according to Islamic teachings.”
He said FC prisoners were kept in custody for three years and were treated in an inhuman manner and then the Taliban slit their throats.
The minister said the Taliban should answer to the whole nation about this inhuman act before seeking replies from the government.
Addressing the TTP, Rashid said no one should under estimate the capabilities of Pakistan’s defence institutions and said whenever there was any danger to the security of the country or a challenge came, they gave best results.
He said, “The entire world recognised the capabilities and professionalism of our army and police.” He said Pakistani institutions who under the UN auspices help in establishing peace in other countries can rid the people of terrorist activities and provide them peace and stability.
To a question, Rashid said there should be no party politics on national matters and pointed out that government and Taliban committees were working to sort out the issues.
To another question about future of Pervez Musharraf and claims of certain individuals that he could go abroad, the minister said the case of the former president was before the court.
