ISLAMABAD: No one will be allowed to challenge the writ of the government and the policy of negotiations can be reviewed if peace is not restored in and around Malakand, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told the National Assembly on Friday.
The Prime Minister said the will and resolve of the government and people of Pakistan in combating extremism and militancy was unshakable.
There is a need to stand united in the fight against terror, the premier said, while stressing upon the need for a bipartisan policy on the issue.
Meanwhile, in the Senate, Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) leader Wasim Sajjad said the government had no writ in Malakand and the situation was getting out of control.
Heated arguments ensued as opposition benches roared against the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Awami National Party (ANP) on making peace with an enemy that has nefarious designs.
Ayaz Amir of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) had the most to say against Taliban gains in the northwest. He said that despite the Pakistan army being the sixth largest in the world, it could not stop the fragmented Taliban from overtaking several districts in the North West Frontier Province.
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