- PPP chief telephones MQM’s Altaf Hussain, seeks reconciliation; invites other Opp leaders to Iftar dinner tonight to discuss evolving situation
- Lyari gangster Uzair Baloch reportedly in intelligence custody in Peshawar
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain made telephonic contact on Thursday during which leaders of the two parties agreed to set aside differences and follow the path of reconciliation.
The contact was made a few days after Zardari lashed out at the military establishment, urging the state institutions to work under their limits set by the constitution.
The PPP chief appeared to be unhappy with the Rangers press release that claimed Rs 230 billion are generated annually through extortion, land grabbing and other crimes.
MQM had long been accusing the law enforcement agencies of carrying out operation against the party. Both the Rangers and police denied the political parties claims, saying that the ongoing operation is being conducted indiscriminately against the criminal elements.
Meanwhile, Zardari will host an Iftar dinner for opposition leaders of all political parties at Zardari House on Friday (today).
A PPP source said that the Iftar and dinner would be an All Parties Conference (APC) of sorts, adding that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan would also be extended an invitation. The decision to invite Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is still being deliberated upon, the source said.
A day after Zardari’s uncharacteristically aggressive speech against the military leadership, PM Sharif on Wednesday stepped in to defend the armed forces.
A statement from PM House quoted Sharif as saying during a meeting on political consultations that criticism of the armed forces encourages destabilising factors in the country, adding that under the current circumstances criticising the armed forces is not an appropriate step.
Zardari is expected to take political leaders into confidence regarding the ongoing situation in Sindh, especially the role of Rangers in the province. Zardari’s spokesperson Farhatullah Babar confirmed that Zardari will be hosting the event at his Islamabad residence.
UZAIR BALOCH IN CUSTODY:
In a related development, a private news channel reported that notorious Lyari gangster Uzair Baloch is in the custody of intelligence agencies and is being currently held in Peshawar.
According to the channel, a video statement of Baloch has also been recorded in which he has confessed to killing two witnesses; one namely Khalid Shehensha, in Benazir Bhutto (BB) murder case. Naming two ministers as masterminds behinds his acts, he has also allegedly confessed involvement in money-laundering, racketeering, land grabbing and other crimes.
The report said the confessional statement comprises a 48-minute video, which has been forwarded to the Interior Ministry. Quoting sources, the channel said the Sindh government did not want Baloch to be deported to Pakistan but an intelligence agency made it possible.
ajor problem for Zardari is that there are number of birds that have started singing after the arrest of his money-laundering courier, model Ayan Ali. Those who are singing include his former crony who has revealed not money laundering but murder of many people ostensibly planned and ordered by Zardari. There are reports that Karachi war lord Uzair Baloch is in custody who has made startling revelations to implicate Zardari in murder.
Army’s interest in money-making initiatives of Zardari and its seriousness to bring all to book is inspired by the evidence that these money making business through criminal means bankrolls urban terrorism. https://passivevoices.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/le…
Ayan Ali is just tip of iceberg. This money laundering and its smuggling out of the country has been going on for quite some time. PIA has been used for this purpose and to facilitate this cronies like Ijaz Haroon, Yusafzai were appointed as MD.
It is high time that Ali Baba Zardari is put behind bars.
All these Pakistani corrupt politicians remind of the characters in Batman Movie.
Zardari is the Riddler
Altaf Hussein is the Joker
Nawaz Shariff the Penguin
And Imran Khan is Batman.
Only hope Batman can put all these crooks behind bars
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