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Law and order: Nawaz demands ban on parties’ militant wings
Says those responsible for violence in Karachi have ruined the economy.
PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif addresses the city’s eminent businessmen during a meeting in Karachi. PHOTO: PPI
KARACHI:
Chief of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has demanded a ban on political parties with militant wings, calling on the Supreme Court to take suo motu notice against such parties’ participation in general elections.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday after a breakfast meeting with the city’s eminent businessmen, Sharif said that it is crucial for the country to give priority to economic policy. The PML-N and the businessmen community, he said, will go hand-in-hand from now onwards, rather than compromising Pakistan’s dignity by begging for foreign aid.
The party chief further said that politics in handling the current flood situation should now be stopped and efforts for rehabilitating the affected population should be geared up.
He said that those responsible for the killings in Karachi have, among other things, ruined the country’s economy and should, therefore, be taken to task. “Law enforcement agencies should be given complete power to fix the militancy situation in Karachi,” he suggested.
Pakistan’s economy remains an integral part of the PML-N’s manifesto, he said, adding that ruling a country is synonymous to running an industry and when an industry suffers losses, shareholders raise questions. “It is imperative that all stakeholders play their role in ensuring that the government is going in the right direction,” he said.
Speaking about the chronic energy crisis, he said that the issue was exacerbated due to the government’s policies and indifference. “The procedure to privatise national institutions should be made transparent,” he said.
He asked the business community to make suggestions to the PML-N which, he said, the party will honour by implementing them.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 21st, 2011.
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He is absolutely right.
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Yes, this is the real solution. Ban all political aprties who have militant wings.
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Principally agreed, but who will decide and implement.
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I am guessing attacking Supreme Court and Gojra incidents don’t fall under militancy.
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Yes, there should be no place for Arm wing in political parties.. Request all top leaders who are involved should bravely announce to no support for these groups.. It is the only way to bring back Peace for common man in Karachi..
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Guess what ! He will sweep the next poll, InshaAllah.
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True Islam must promote peace, love and respect for mankind. Only ignorant and misguided about truth of Islam turn to satan instead seeking help from God to serve humanity.
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he is speaking without any fear, good sign for people of pakistan.
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And Politicians who only pay Rs.5000/- per year in income tax and do not declare their assets in their names should also not be allowed to run for elections..its the part of the constitution!!..The usual talks and statement recording against others but not setting an example and following the constitution of Pakistan!!!
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sir, can you explain how you obtain funding from Saudi and syphon it off to institutions/sectarian schools like the Jamiyah Naeemiya etc.? then we can discuss banning of your own PML-N
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He has no right to talk about complex karachi situation, he got two chances but he didnt spend any budget for development and prosperity of karachi instead he did operation in both of his tenures.
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Since when is “menace to the country” a criteria for anything in Pakistan — you have tolerated the Taliban for how long?
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What a hypocrite. He is responsible for killing thousands on people in Karachi in the name of operation clean up, took away billions of rupees in corruption – especially the one in loan repayments, ran away after doing a deal with Musharraf and attached the Supreme Court, and he has the nerve to talk about morals!! Pakistani people will not be fooled by you again!
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Everyone is so impressed by Nawaz Shareef’s statement as if he said something new. Imran Khan has been saying this for the past 10 years. Shareef brothers are only repeating what Imran Khan has been saying all along.
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And twice ousted Prime Ministers should also be banned, esp after they swallowed 11 billion dollors worth of foreign currency deposits of the general public !!!!
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recommended. Let provincial assembly pass a resolution. The same shall be done by the national assembly and this should be a law. Then courts shall decide this case on merit.
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I agree that if we want to clean up Karachi then all political parties with Militant wings should be banned to participate in general elections. Supreme Court already has JIT report pointing which parties have militant wings and torture cells. Government did not volunteer that report but now court has it let’s make it public.
We may criticize the messenger but can’t argue that there is a problem in Karachi which is affecting Law & Order situation. No one is safe. Businesses are forced to pay Bhata, which goes into coffers of these parties. Land is being grabbed by mafia. We may want to come up with any theories but all those who are doing this are real people. They live and sleep in Karachi under cover of these political parties.
No one is perfect, but that doesn’t mean nothing should be done. Let’s start from somewhere and this one is a good amen.
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@Shan:
And politicians whos statements takes lives of 100s of innocent men, what about them?
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@Bilal:
if operation is the only the solution to correct the situation of karachi. Govt must do it. it was the historical operation in which 15000 militants were killed.Recommend
Bravo man Bravo
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Although Mian Nawaz Sharif has his equal share in pushing Pakistan into a terrible mess in which we find our country today, yet he is right in demanding ban on such political parties which have the blood of innocent people of Karachi at their hands. As for as the question of Supreme Court banning such political parties is concerned, it may not be possible for them to impose the requisite ban because all the parties involved in this heinous crime have joined hands to thwart the expected judgment. They have forgiven each other’s sins and have withdrawn their allegations against each other in the so called larger interest of Pakistan. While the eyes of the hundreds of bereaved families are still wet with their tears, the killers of their kith and kin have forgiven the sins of each other as if nothing had happened. From the sudden patch up of all the accused political parties the impression one gathers is that those innocent souls who were killed by the target killers of the three political parties were not human beings as such there is no need to take account of their blood. Hence the covert message for the people of Pakistan is that in the larger political interest of the three political parties the nation is advised to forget the recent as well as all the previous bloodsheds in Karachi.Recommend
How about banning parties whose leaders has Properties , foreign Bank Account , and leave most of the time out side the country Educate their children out side the country help with money to the Religious parties give them free land for Big gathering . Answer to this important points please.
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@Salman Orangiwala:
“Guess what ! He will sweep the next poll, InshaAllah.”
If wishes were horses. Enlighten us, would Balochistan, Sindh, Pukhtoonkhwa, Southern Punjab would vote for him?
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@Shan:
very good and real comments by you. congratulations.
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what is terrorism? who are terrorists. unfortunately Awam has no authority to say.our boss if decided then bat banegi (we hope)
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hahah what a statement! Nawaz Sharif is Imran Khan’s PARROT. The whole Karachi fiasco and even before that, PTI has been saying that parties with militant wings should be banned and now he says the same thing.
No to US Aid. Tehreek Insaf THEN Sharif.
Free Judiciary. Tehreek Insaf THEN Sharif
And million others of views FIRST PTI then PMLN.
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AND political parties with corruption wings should also be banned. Mr Nawaz Sharif you need to stop portraying the nice guy image here. You are just the same.
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The attackers of SC while in session, and the richest loan defaulters, Tax thief is giving a sermon! Sharif’s fav saying is “do as I say, not as I do”. PML-N cannot survive without power and they are the pioneer of “Qabza” groups. Why the “independent” SC and Punjab HC is not hearing any corruption cases against Sharifs and Aqeel?
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What about the parties who have officials like Rana Sanaullah with known links with terror organizations? Does that mean allying with terrorism acceptable to him? No wonder why people doubt Nawaz Sharif’s intellect.
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@ Shan
Your comments are absolutely right but these are not relevant to the issue under discussion. There is no justification for perpetual killings of innocent people in Karachi. These killers under the patronage of three political parties have destroyed the peace and business in Karachi. Those who go out for work in the morning are never sure about their safe return in the evening. Entire city of Karachi is in the grip of fear and mourning. Traders are worried about their business and the national exchequer is suffering a daily loss of billions of Rs. It is therefore imperative that not only the target killer should be brought to justice but their political masters should also be punished with an exemplary punishment. This is what the entire civil society is demanding.
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I strongly recommend it too..
I totally agree with Mr. Nawaz Sharif..
Happy to see at least some one is talking about it.
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I’m sick of shareef bros. After 15 years the only answer they have for solving poor pakistan’s problem is to reintroduce peeli taxi scheme. They should retire from politics and start humanitarian work for their salvation in the next life.
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All political parties with militants should be immediately
suspended. All true Pakistanis agree on this point
UK’s Altaf Hussein should be tried in the Hague for his
cronies against humaniy.
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Again well said Mian Sahib- Political Parties with arms wing should be banned.
Mian Sahib a man of your stature who well knows the ground realities should dare
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People living in glass houses should’nt throw stones!
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Well said Mian Sahb. First win a majority like 1997 and then operation clean-up
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@Ali Rahmatullah:
That’s why imran bhai went into hiding during long march.
Now Imran laments why did long march returned from Gujranwala. What did he want the long march to do; Go to Islamabad and take all millions of PML-N workers to send democratic govt home. That was not the objective of long march. Objective of the long march was to pressurize the Govt to reinstate the judges.Recommend
@Imran , somebody hijacked my ID . Dear Moderator do something . Me supporting Nawaz Sharif ???
He surely doent have an aremd wing but his followers surely know how to twist arms without ARMS .We have witnessed the vermints freeing one of thier MNA in Faislabad from police custody ,with truckload firepoer .
BTW , nice try fake ME aka Mr.Sharif’s not-so-sharif sidekick .
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Political parties with militant wings should be banned but the Militant parties with political wings are OK. esp. those who have guns, tanks and planes.
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