Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that at a time when the armed forces are engaged in an operation against terrorists in North Waziristan, the lives of the masses should not be put at stake by resorting to protests.
In a statement, Asif urged Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Tahirul Qadri to refrain from putting people’s life at risk by staging protest demonstrations, adding that terrorists should not be given an opportunity to target citizens.
Asif said that the Chaudhry brothers of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) and the PAT chairman have no political future.
He said it is high time the political parties alleviate the sufferings of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and not provide any opportunity to terrorists to carry out any act of terrorism.
He alleged that Qadri does not like democracy and that most of Qadri’s demands are ridiculous, adding that these demands are being made to attract the attention of the media.