ISLAMABAD:
Reacting on the revelation made by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Wednesday, Defence Minister Khwaja Asif claimed that it is not 1992 but 2015, and MQM has to prove its innocence on the allegations of receiving Indian ‘funding and training’.
“Just issuing a statement that the BBC report is a table story is not sufficient,” he said and demanded that the party has to clarify its position in London.
Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Pervaiz Rashid said the government was examining the BBC report regarding the MQM.
“Allegations by the BBC against the MQM should be investigated,” said Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s spokesperson Jan Achakzai.
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Sirajul Haq said the BBC report is sufficient enough to open the eyes of rulers.
He said in a statement that the rulers had been turning a blind eye towards the MQM during the last three decades due to political considerations. “The silence of rulers had entrapped our biggest city [Karachi].”
The JI chief said our government should have exposed Indian activities in Kararachi but the job is being done by UK agencies.