Pakistan

Drone strikes giving rise to extremism: CM Punjab

Shahbaz Sharif calls drone strikes grave crime, believes strikes being carried out with government's help.

Express April 13, 2011

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday called drone attacks a grave crime which he believes are being carried out with the help of the government.

The chief minister, addressing the media after a prize distribution ceremony at a technical school in the rangers’ headquarters in Lahore, urged the public to unite against the drone attacks.

He blamed the aggressive drone campaign of increasing extremism rather than reducing it.

Commenting on dyke breaches during last year’s floods, he said the judicial inquiry was completed adding that the report will soon be handed to the Cant committee and appropriate measures will be taken.

COMMENTS (26)

Khalid Kamal | 13 years ago | Reply @Hedgefunder I guess yu are more articulate in defining the state & entire setup. Cheers

Riaz Butt | 13 years ago | Reply Hypocray at its best.

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Siraj Ul Haq | 13 years ago | Reply Exactly true becasue every action has re-action but in opposite direction. killing inocent people is not only agaisnt the humanatrian principal but also agaisnt the internaational laws.

Abu Bakr Agha | 13 years ago | Reply Imran Khan has only being saying this for.... EVER.

Mastuj | 13 years ago | Reply Hypocrite. If you can't do anything about it, you shouldn't be in power. GET OUT.

A | 13 years ago | Reply Drone strikes giving rise to extremism: CM Punjab ???? Thank you for stealing the words that Imran Khan has been telling us for years now. Whenever he says something the Sharifs or the Army generals or PPP end up saying that same thing in the near future.

Agnostic Muslim | 13 years ago | Reply @TightDhoti: "What a pile of crap. The Generals run Pakistans security policy, and he is blaming the government for drone attacks?" Right, and wasn't it Zardari on wikileaks telling the US to continue with the strikes and that his party would make a fuss in parliament to placate public opinion and leave it at that? Whether the generals run Pakistan's security policy or not, it has been clearly established that the politicians of the PPP are completely in favor of the drone strikes and are willing to lie to the Pakistani public about it.

khurram kaleem | 13 years ago | Reply long live shahbaz sharif we love you

Chilli | 13 years ago | Reply Fooling Pakistan...

No BS | 13 years ago | Reply Wow, first PM GIlani condemed the drone attack, then CM Sharif and now Mr Rehman Malik. And tomorrow they will share a nice breakfast and share a laugh on the fools they are making of the people of Pakistan

Chilli | 13 years ago | Reply Fooling Pakistan!. All are united and sleeping with US. Shame on you.. Army and Politicians are getting dollars to kill their fellow countrymen. They will fly from Pakistan when deal is completed.

Hedgefunder | 13 years ago | Reply @Khalid Kamal: Nominate him for the Comedian of the year!! Its a shame that there is no one more capable of running a beautiful and resourceful state like Punjab apart from these crooked brothers who consider the state as their own fiefdom of some fashion!!!!!! Shame on the people of Punjab, that having witnessed their corrupt practices and inability to govern , you will still be electing them again!!!!! you guys need HELP !!

bvindh | 13 years ago | Reply So, why doesn't Pakistan kick out the Americans? Don't all Pakistanis claim that they will give their lives for Islam/Pakistan? What's stopping them now? For a start, Pakistan should stop accepting American aid.

ehsan | 13 years ago | Reply What a lunatic logic....generals and judges be on my side... Are they not already...??? Does Punjab want generals and judges to rule, with Mian sahib in the cleaners seat.

indian | 13 years ago | Reply Wah!!Wah!! tehrike taliban is operating in punjab!! Hafeez saeed,lashkar has office in punjab!! You politicians are giving rise to militancy!!

Khalid Kamal | 13 years ago | Reply Another candidate for Oscar next year

Sultan Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply President of Pakistan requested its ally in the war against terror for providing Drone Technology, and now received 6 after 44. what kind of respond?

Srinath | 13 years ago | Reply @Meekal Ahmed: Dead right! Drone is rather effect than cause. While the Military has to take the lion's share of blame besides the economic factor you have mentioned, Shabaz and his brother (ex-Amir-ul-Momeen) are playing ducks and drakes with the Talibans.

Sultan Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply In the first instance, political leadership and aftermath military leadership protested on it, but as have seen today, drone attacks has exceeded limits, they have no original scope,targeting everywhere everyone, it mean they have deliberately ignored all the protests registered by high up,high profiles, including the crucial majority of people of Pakistan.

Sultan Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply violation, in fact they are not bound any moral or political agreement because they are only super power in the world.

R S JOHAR | 13 years ago | Reply Well, Mr Sharif is quite right in his observations about Americans stopping the drone strikes, killing innocent jihadis but follow his example to give big donations to them(JUD) to persue their noble mission.

Sultan Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply Military leaders says, drone campaign has exceeded, its original scope, despite of it they made a mistake, what should do now?

Meekal Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply What is giving rise to extremism is bad economic policies leading to raising poverty levels and despair because of inflation.

TightDhoti | 13 years ago | Reply What a pile of crap. The Generals run Pakistans security policy, and he is blaming the government for drone attacks?

Herrah | 13 years ago | Reply Extremists looking for reasons to justify their extremism, thats all there is to it. Sad try but then there was no other way out. Loose cannons.

Saad | 13 years ago | Reply Biggest example of hypocrisy, first YOU support the killings of innocent Pakistani's behind publics back the YOU condemn them.

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