PPP govt flayed for giving MFN status to India

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Dozens of political and religious parties on Wednesday condemned the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led government for giving Indian the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status and keeping mum over drone attacks.
The criticism came in a conference titled “Defence of Pakistan Council” (DPC). The parties decided to hold a series of protests across the country to force the government to reverse its decision on MFN status to India.
The participants of meeting requested the chief justice of Pakistan to direct the government to make public all secret contracts and take the nation into confidence on all national issues.
DPC Chairman Maulana Samiul Haq announced to move a petition in the Supreme Court against the government for remaining silent over drone attacks. The conference participants demanded the government to announce compensation for the 3,315 Pakistanis killed in drone attacks.
They said that Pakistan would face far reaching economic and political consequences by giving MFN status to its archrival.
Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Syed Munawar Hasan said the incumbent government had given the MFN status unilaterally and without consulting the Pakistan Army. He said the PPP government had given the MFN status only to appease the United States, while ignoring the sacrifices made by thousands of Kashmiri freedom fighters.
Speaking on the occasion, Jammaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed said the government’s decision was part of an international conspiracy to destroy Pakistan’s economy.
Former minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed accused Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani of hatching conspiracies against Pakistan. “We have no threat from the militant Haqqani group… instead the Hussain Haqqani group is the actual threat for Pakistan,” he said.
Sardar Sham Singh, who was representing the Pakistani Sikh community, said that Kashmir should annexed to Pakistan. He said the Indian authorities had without justification denied permission to 500 intending Sikh pilgrims, who had been issued visas for Pakistan to celebrate the 542nd birthday of Baba Guru Nanak. He alleged that currently India was supplying poultry feed prepared with lard to Pakistan. He said the Sikhs would always support Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.
The meeting also decided to organise a massive rally in Rawalpindi against the government’s “anti-Pakistan policies”.
Other prominent figures present at the conference included Senator SM Zafar, and former ISI chief General (r) Hameed Gul.

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  1. Former minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed accused Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani of hatching conspiracies against Pakistan. “We have no threat from the militant Haqqani group… instead the Hussain Haqqani group is the actual threat for Pakistan,” he said.
    Sardar Sham Singh, who was representing the Pakistani Sikh community, said that Kashmir should annexed to Pakistan. He said the Indian authorities had without justification denied permission to 500 intending Sikh pilgrims, who had been issued visas for Pakistan to celebrate the 542nd birthday of Baba Guru Nanak. He alleged that currently India was supplying poultry feed prepared with lard to Pakistan. He said the Sikhs would always support Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.
    The meeting also decided to org

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