Telephonic conversation: Malik apprises Hussain of security situation
Minister says govt was taking steps for foiling conspiracies, but needed support of all religious, political parties.
LONDON:
Interior Minister Rehman Malik disclosed there were intelligence reports that attacks would be carried out on the offices of political parties in order to create a ‘bad blood’ among them.
In a telephonic conversation with the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain, the minister said that the government was taking steps for foiling conspiracies, but needed the support of all religious and political parties.
According to a press release issued on Saturday, the conversation between Malik and the MQM chief focused on the law and order situation of the country.
Malik told Hussain that some elements wanted to derail the law and order situation in Karachi and Dera Ismail Khan, and were conspiring to pit political parties against each other. The MQM chief expressed grave concerns over the reports and said it was time for all political and religious parties to unite in the face of the current challenges.
He appealed to the leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Awami National Party, Pakistan Muslim Leagues and Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam to take notice of the elements that have threatened to worsen the law and order situation in the country.
Political parties should defeat such threats by interacting with each other and not getting provoked at the instigation of the enemies of peace, Hussain said.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 16th, 2011.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik disclosed there were intelligence reports that attacks would be carried out on the offices of political parties in order to create a ‘bad blood’ among them.
In a telephonic conversation with the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain, the minister said that the government was taking steps for foiling conspiracies, but needed the support of all religious and political parties.
According to a press release issued on Saturday, the conversation between Malik and the MQM chief focused on the law and order situation of the country.
Malik told Hussain that some elements wanted to derail the law and order situation in Karachi and Dera Ismail Khan, and were conspiring to pit political parties against each other. The MQM chief expressed grave concerns over the reports and said it was time for all political and religious parties to unite in the face of the current challenges.
He appealed to the leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Awami National Party, Pakistan Muslim Leagues and Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam to take notice of the elements that have threatened to worsen the law and order situation in the country.
Political parties should defeat such threats by interacting with each other and not getting provoked at the instigation of the enemies of peace, Hussain said.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 16th, 2011.