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Negotiate Nato supply resumption to end drone strikes: Mushahid
Draft of Mushahid’s proposal forwarded to Parliamentary Committee on National Security for review.
Draft of Mushahid’s proposal has been forwarded to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security for review. PHOTO: APP/FILE
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML – Q) leader Mushahid Hussain Syed on Friday proposed to a joint session of the parliament that resumption of Nato supply routes should be negotiated with the United States to end drone attacks in Pakistan.
The draft of Mushahid’s proposal has been forwarded to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security for review. The reviewed draft will be presented before the joint session of the parliament on April 5.
Mushahid also said that weapons should not be allowed to be transported to Nato and US troops stationed in Afghanistan.
The members of parliament supported Mushahid’s proposal.
Another session of the parliament will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am.
Release Bin Laden’s family, urges Mushahid Hussain
Mushahid insists that Pakistan send bin Laden’s younger wife Amal al Sadeh and their four kids back home to Yemen in a “show of solidarity with the Muslim Ummah”.
Speaking at the Joint Session of the Parliament on Friday, Hussain pleaded bin Laden’s family’s innocence and urged the government consider the request by the Yemeni foreign minister.
“Bin laden’s family members should be handed over to their dear ones,” he said.
Sadeh along with bin Laden’s two other wives from Saudi Arabia and an undisclosed number of children were among the 16 people detained by Pakistani authorities in the fallout of the May 2nd raid on the al Qaeda leader’s Abbottabad compound.
Yemen has urged Pakistan to return Sadeh and her four children to her home country, saying they were not guilty of any crime.
Foreign policy recommendations
Mushahid Hussain also urged the Government to reformulate its foreign policy according to changing political scenarios in South Asia.
Speaking on Pakistan’s relationship with the United States, he said that we should stand by our neighbours when “Washington is making its mind to give Iran a tough time.” He added that the US was also preparing India against China by facilitating it with all kinds of arms.
In the light of these developments, Hussain observed that the recommendations laid out by the report of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) were comprehensive.
“It (report) gives a clear-cut road map on key issues with the US,” he said. Hussain was reserved, however, regarding certain recommendations such as the presence of CIA operators, and asked they be amended.
Regarding the resumption of Nato supplies through Pakistan, he suggested disallowing the transfer of weapons as long as drone strikes continue, while allowing other items to pass through.
Other attendees were equally vociferous in a session dominated by foreign policy discussion vis-à-vis the US and the war on terror.
Abdul Malik Wazir, an MNA from Fata, demanded the permanent closure of all Nato supplies arguing that it is impossible to check each and every consignment.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Mudassir Sehar Kamran demanded that infrastructure damages in Pakistan due to war on terror must be compensated.
PPP MNA Syed Akhonzada Chitan maintained that the ceasing of drone attacks will be a barometer for the strength of Pakistan’s foreign policy while fellow party member and Senator Saeed Ghani regretted that some parliamentarians were backtracking after signing the recommendations prepared by the PCNS.
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Please close OBL chapter, why the Government yet investigating as there is no existance of Obama.
Collapsed his home for any unknown reason whether they want to eliminate the evidence.
Why his family yet suffering.
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I agree with Mushahid sb, they should be released and sent back to Yemen and they shouldn’t be tried for illegal residence, everybody knows we don’t give a damn about Afghans residing here illegally
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In order to “show solidarity with the Muslim ummah,”
ET what do you mean by this? why dragging Islam here??
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I wonder why no Women Right NGOs come forward for this cause?
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Father of Bin Laden talks..Recommend
With natives at helm of affairs, how can you expect of any rational behavior!!!! There millions of undocumented immigrants in Pakistan, and now the Govt. that was ostensibly clueless for over 10 years about OBL’s whereabouts is now prosecuting his women on sham charges. All this while proclaimed offenders on Exit Control list flee the country with official blessing. Natives, that what they are and will always be.
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Such innocents are being daily killed by Drone attacks . In fact adults shoulfd be handed over to USA for leagal action .They can reveal a lot of information which could be useful in war against terrorism .
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Isn’t Mushahid Hussain close to establishment? Is he voicing their concern?
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I’m pretty sure that since they didn’t come forward and tell about his whereabouts, his family is guilty of complicity in hiding a fugitive and withholding information from the justice department of the state of Pakistan. And no I’m not an Indian or American trolling around here; I’m a Pakistani who does realize that Bin Laden had declared war on Pakistan too.
And as a footnote: Even if the US does a lot of wrong, it doesn’t make Al-Qaeda or the Taliban right in what they do. Both parties are wrong and must face the consequences of their actions.
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Innocent? living in a country without permission, crossing border illegally, implicitly and explicitly be party to the all the wrong done by OBL
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@Pakistan Politics: Two wrongs don’t make one right so anything that we are acting upon shouldn’t mean we may stop from doing anything that is right.
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It will be political suicide for anyone that hid him inside Pakistan. If anyone of them speaks out the truth or otherwise, it will be a big headache for Pakistan.
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His wives were complacent in the fact that they knew he was wanted by the authorities and that he has called for the murder of Pakistani citizens and muslims that do not agree with his agenda
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I fully agree with the noble thoughts and words of Mushahd Hussain.
We bring upon us nothing but Lord Almighty’s wrath with such igniminous deeds.
We all know that all the extremists and terrorists congregate in Islaamberbaad also known as Islamabad.
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Does bin Laden’s Al Qaeda and its affiliates such as the Taliban respect women and children? Not a day goes by before women and children are abused, killed, or blown up in some neighborhood, mosque or school. These women have aided, abetted and shielded a known terrorist and should face the law, unless Pakistan is willing to bend down to ingratiate some Arab donors.
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What the hec is he talking about. OBL was an interntioanl terrorists. His family knew that. Why they did not iform the law and the other world. His wives are acomplices in his criems. They should be handed over to the courts to decide their fat. Mushahid Hhussain is no body to suggest unlawful things. He is alway wearing two caps. Sometimes three caps, if need so.
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disgusting… they have all the time in the world to fight for OBL wives.. but what abt Fakhra Younis.. Politicians of pakistan.. you Disgust me… i have started losing hope in pakistan.
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And put him behind the bars. He may be his facilitator in Pakistan.
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Completely agree
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A cheap attempt to gain the support of hardcore extremists. Maybe they asked him to :)
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Pakistan must release OBL widows…. otherwise … we must be ready for attacks like GHQ & Mehran Base attacks.
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Yes, women and children must be released, why should they pay for Osma-Obama’s war?
As human being, we should respect them
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hahahahaha……solidarity with the Ummah……
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what a dumb proposal…
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Mushahid Sahab !
I agree with you but I have a question for you and your king’s party , why you didn’t said and stopped all these when you and your party was in full power and what made you and your party to be silent in your this power sharing and money collecting government as an ally of ppp ???
Will you , your party and your masters in government like to answer the NATION ???
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I agree with Mushahid Hussain proposal but we must added more things in the proposal.
1.withdrawl of CIA spies from Pakistan.
2.Don’t interfering in our foreign Policies such as iran pakistan gas pipeline.
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The drones strikes should be carried out by Pakistan and the US should repair the entire road network used by NATO plus provide 10,000 MW of electricity to Pakistan before the year ends. I can bet that the Pakistani people will be carrying American flags with them to work everyday.
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Well done you. Go for it. Maybe it will work
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Mashallah!!! Negotiate a Sin with another Sin. Subhallah on our Politicians. We can see how pressurised they are from the Army to resume ties with the US not understanding that they are sucking every drop of our blood and we still want there imperial ambitions to succeed.
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Drones are also being operated by some young fools from Pakistan working there at Nwada desert , then open the route unconditionally . Now .Pakistan will be suitably rewarded @
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Somehow your missing the obvious — the USA is here to kill terrorist and those terrorist happen to reside in the tribal territories. While Pakistan can make it more expensive the only way Pakistan can stop the USA from killing those terrorist is to kill them yourselves.
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This guy certainly has brains and speaks it right ! One of the few Assets left with PML*Q
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According to media news Pakistani parliament is now deciding new course of Pakistan and US relations after killing of twenty four Pakistani soldiers by NATO air attack. Despite massive US pressure Pakistan blocked all NATO supply routes since last four months after an attack on Salahlah check point which killed twenty four Pakistani soldiers. True reality is that after halt of NATO supply line and tough stance of Pakistan military and civil government rate of suicide attacks and terrorist activities drop dramatically in country. Despite massive US pressure Nato supply is still not moving in country and since long very few drone attacks reported in Pakistan tribal areas which is main cause of suicide revenge attacks in country. Now government is also reviewing all secret agreement regarding permission of drone attacks which was permitted my former dictator Mushrraff. Recent change of events and drop in suicide and other terrorist activities also prove that instead of use of military power only change on strategy can bring peace in country. Due to army operation, continuous drone attacks and civilian casualties militants group find more sympathy and more recruiters to carry out their mission and country economy suffered badly. Tough stance of present government can bring further improvement if government sincerely review all secret agreements of former Musharrff era and minimize their role in US led war on terror.
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What really makes me laugh is that that stopping drone attacks is not in Pak Govt/Army hands etc,anyone who denies this is living in fools paradise,ISI was playing double game,taking money from U.S. and also supporting Terrorists,its too late now,U.S. will continue drone attacks and may be send ground troops inside Pakistan if ISI don’t stop supporting Terrorists.thses politiciANS KNOW THIS BUT THEY LOVE TO MAKE PUBLIC STUPID.Recommend
Yes. Cut the one thing that is effective in getting rid of the bad guys in favor of restarting the thing on which a lot of important people in Vardi were making money. Classic Pak foreign policy. What’s new here?
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@Cautious:
And what do you think is Pakistani Army doing in tribal areas?
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Fear is OBL family if let go, will bad mouth pakistan, army to foreign news reporters.
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