Pakistan:Imran’s plan emotional

The Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Khursheed Shah, said on Sunday that the decision of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on the closure of Nato supplies in reaction to the drone attack killing of Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was emotional and hasty and needed to be reviewed positively.

He said that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) condemned drone strikes as well as militancy in all its forms and called for the implementation of the decisions of the All Parties Conference (APC). He said this after the PPP meeting presided over by former president and Party’s Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House.The meeting greeted the Hindu community of Pakistan on the occasion of Deewali. Spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the meeting discussed in depth the current political situation in the country.The PPP leadership discussed militancy, dialogue with the militants in the light of the APC decisions and the difficulties being faced by the people as a result of the poor law and order situation, continued loadshedding and galloping inflation. Issues related to the local bodies polls and laws to strengthen the anti-terror legislative framework were also discussed.The meeting called for holding of party-based local bodies elections in all provinces and decided to vigorously pursue the goal of party-based local elections at all available forums. The party also discussed the recent draft legislation purported to further strengthen anti-terror laws.The meeting cautioned against hasty and thoughtless legislation that militated against the human rights of citizens and decided to resist any move that undermined the people’s basic rights. Makhdoom Ameen Faheem, Faryal Talpur, Yusuf Raza Gilani, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Khursheed Shah, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Raza Rabbani, Farhatullah Babar, Chaudhry Abdul Majid, Mehdi Shah, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Naveed Qamar, Farooq Naek, Dr Fehmida Mirza, Latif Khosa, Jehangir Badr and other important leaders of the party were present on the occasion.