Pakistan: Opposition resume senate session outside Parliament on second day

For the second consecutive day, opposition members continue to hold the informal session of the Senate outside Parliament. The opposition remains firm in its stance that Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar provided incorrect figures regarding casualties in terrorism attacks during the Senate session held on September 30. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader, Senator Raza Rabbani said the figures provided by the interior minister had strengthened the US position. He added that there was confusion over who to believe regarding the dialogue process as the government and Taliban had made contradictory statements. Rabbani added that all acts of terrorism should stop if the dialogue process with the Taliban commences. Addressing the informal session, Awami National Party (ANP) leader Shahi Syed said Pakistan was under threat from three kinds of drones. “The three types of drones include the one controlled by the US, the second one is ground drones and the third is the non-parliamentary behaviour drone.” Shahi Syed said that they should condemn all kinds of drones. He also submitted the resolution slamming 'all three drones'. He added that an APC had been called for the one percent who had been killed in drone strikes and should also be called for the other 99 percent who had lost their lives.