Express News screengrab of PPP Senator Rehman Malik speaking to the media at the Karachi airport.
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Rehman Malik on Saturday questioned how the supposed Indian weapons used in the brazen attack at the Karachi airport entered Pakistan.
He was speaking to the media at the Jinnah International Airport on Saturday.
At least 37 people, including 10 terrorists, were killed in the all-night battle that started on June 8.
Malik also remarked that the government should find the origin of the 'Indian weapons'.
"Karachi airport seige is a replication of the attack at PNS Mehran base with one difference: a civilian airport was attacked for the first time, " the PPP leader commented.
Terrorists slipped into the Mehran airbase on May 22, 2011, killing at least 15 people, including security personnel, destroying two P3-C Orion surveillance aircraft and holding off military commandos for 15 hours.
Speaking at the airport today, Malik also said that the image of the country has been adversely affected because of the attack.
He added that the government should learn a lesson from this attack and enhance security at all the airports.
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@Murtaza: We are ready. We faced you and your rulers successfully for 1000s of years. Now is the payback time.
@Troubled: "The image of the country was destroyed when you were in charge."
Forget it man. Raat gai baat gai.
@Murtaza: Minister? Check facts before you post them.
@careful reader: "Nawaz Sharif government is horrible. But Zardari and his cronies government was just as bad." Actually,, Zardari and his government was just as bad or worse.
@Hafiz: Your own Indian minister confessed last year that 26/11 was an inside job! Now what about that?
@ajeet: Same laws apply to India aswell! There will be a strong reaction of India's involvement in these attacks!
Malik also said that the image of the country has been adversely affected because of the attack. . True - but if Pakistan could survive the combo Zardari and Malik it surely can survive another airport attack.
Nawaz Sharif government is horrible. But Zardari and his cronies government was just as bad.
If Indian weapons have found their way in Pakistan it could be that they started coming in during the last PPP tenure. Is Malik trying to cover up?
Pakistani man's were caught in 26/11 attacked , what about that??
Can someone remind Rahman baba....there were more attacks and killings, bombing etc; during his tenure than what it is today.....it was during his tenure and PPP rule that SC was forced to take suo moto notice on Karachi issue and Baluchistan Hazara community killings......
"“Karachi airport seige is a replication of the attack at PNS Mehran base with one difference: a civilian airport was attacked for the first time, ” the PPP leader commented."
Another Key Difference was that the PNS base was attacked by "Star Wars" Characters....
Hi Malik....welcome back....long time no Joke?
Newton's law and karma are one and the same. Every action will have a reaction at some point in time.