PTI rally drama, not peace march

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MNA Ali Musa Gilani has said that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Wazirastan rally was not a peace-march but a drama. Addressing a party meeting at Qadirpur Rawan, he said that masses would have to be more careful for their lives as miscreants could enter the march and find easy access to Punjab and different parts of country. He questioned if Khan would take responsibility in case of any adverse repercussions. Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Khursheed Shah on Sunday again made it clear that government was fully alert to Imran Khan’s peace march, as it posed a serious security risk, however the government was not making any attempt to stop Khan, since everybody had a right to express and in a manner of their choosing. Govt has been opposing drone attacks: Kaira Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said President Asif Ali Zardari presented Pakistan’s stance on drone attacks at many international forums. Talking to reporters on Sunday‚ he said the entire world had declared drone attacks illegal, adding that the government had been opposing drone attacks from day one. Kaira said the government had not stopped anyone from participating in the PTI rally but only took security measures to protect the participants of the march. He said PTI Chairman Imran Khan should hold talks with Taliban on the issue of terrorism and the government would support him. Kaira said the entire Pakistani nation wanted an end to terrorism in the country. Imran Khan is an agent of the West, says Fazl Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman has labeled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan an agent of the West, who he says has no links with the tribal people. Addressing a convention organised under the auspices of Jamiat Tulaba-e-Islam, Fazl said the “drama” of the Waziristan rally was being staged as part of a plan of Khan’s “former brother-in-law and former wife of producing a film”. He said imperialist forces had been engaged in a planned movement to seize the resources of undeveloped countries while international organisations were creating economic upheaval to establish their control on developing states. In his address, Abdul Ghafoor Hyderi severely criticised Khan, saying he should first put his house in order and then claim to form an Islamic state. “Imran Khan’s children are still being brought up by his Jewish (ex) wife,” he maintained.