ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday revealed that police had foiled a plot to attack parliament during a presidential address and said a finance ministry official had been arrested.
"I commend the Islamabad police, they have foiled a plot to attack the parliament during the president's address to the joint session," Rehman Malik told reporters.
"Police has arrested a suspect and an official of the finance ministry involved in the plot."
President Asif Ali Zardari addressed the joint sitting of the federal parliament on March 17 amid tight security.
In October last year, police unearthed a major plot and seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition in a raid on a house in a suburb of the capital.
While reviewing the law and order situation, Malik took notice of the increase in car thefts in Islamabad and said that he noticed 16 SHOs who were never posted to any other station.
He said that out of these, any SHOs against whom complaints are found will be transferred, adding that new blood has to be introduced because they can use their vigor in working against criminals.
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@Zaid:
Actually it was Raymond Davis............He's back
Mr Malik, reportedly foils 2 plots daily, in his dreams.
@munna: Change yourself from "MUNNA" to a mature man , Grow up man , be mature, its the time to be mature and not to focus on typing errors.This is not a place of comment for little MUNNAS but for mature people. LOL
He just might be right in this instance.May be it was a RAW conspiracy as a revenge for the attack on Indian Parliament, though God knows we had nothing to do with it.
A good attempt to divert attention from a crushing SC decision voiding all RPP agreements. PPP leaders must be seething at losing their hundreds of millions.
@anon: Have you never heard of the use of sarcasm to make a point ? Get real man.
that's good. I think it is first time when Mr. Malik has declared an arrest of terrorists before they had carried out the killings of civilian. It shows that reactive attitude of our security agencies has changed into proactive one.
@anon: Agreed Bro.. 100%
Every now and then Malik-jee recieves an epiphany that takes my breath away. This is one of those rare moments and I am always reminded by the words of the great sage of our times, one Zuliqar Mirza that this man is a "Paidiahshi Jootaa." Its akin to American Senator Joe McCarthy's campaign that there is a Red (he meant a Bolshevik) hidden under every bed. Do you think Malik-jee may have read about McCarthy???
He is just trying to keep himself in the news and also to divert attention from the more pertinent matters.
@anon re: Parvez, Dude its called sarcasm, look it up and relax.
Once the parliament becomes the seat of true justice, no one will need to or want to attack it. First justice, then peace - that is the rule of nature.
RAW and CIA involved.
@anon: I agree 100 percent with you. @pervez, @biryani: sorry to see that you would support violence and murder of innocent people. Is blowing things up a solution ? Have we not have enough of that?
Announcement of "foiled plot". Its on his regular calender.
If the Pakistani sleuths could find this man, then he was incompetent to begin with, equally then explains his employment with the Finance ministry.
Remain Malik and the Pakistani police need help finding their way home!
@JANAAB: It's "Karachi". Not Karanchi. Lol
Thank heavens for Rehman Malik ! Democracy has been saved !!
We have completely lost our trust on security agencies. Their competences are so dubious in our eyes that we only believe that there was actually a terrorist plot when it has been executed.
Let's just believe Malik Sahib this time.
come on yaar violence violence violence everywhere. karanchi , nwfp , we muslims are getting bad name in the entire world as in pakistan muslims are killing muslims. pl stop. peace peace peace wat will we get by attacking parliament or by killing our brothers in karanchi. news abt karanchi violence are so common as if human life has no value.
how many attempts ?? on Corp Commanders and national assembly.... food for thought for champions of democracy.....
if democracy is really will of people, then attempts should not foil.... they should materialize!
Reality of Pakistani politicians: Pakistan can remain without these politicians (or this parliamentarians), BUT these politicians (or this parliamentarians) can't live without Pakistan.
Great liar
Who genteleman?
why is it that he always foils attacks on parliament while he never foiled any terrorist attacks on civilians? =/ interior minister of parliament or Pakistan? ehh!
A poor move to divert attention from load shedding, petrol, electricity prices hike
@parvez- I am sorry to take note of your support of an extremist ideology. If in your mind, the solution to everything is blowing things up then you are the very example of everything that we as a nation are doing wrong.. instead of sitting on a comfortable desk chair commending a plan to blow up parliament, if you are so dissatisfied with the economic state on this nation, go out and make difference instead of applauding the extremist mindset that has so deeply permeated our society.
Every few months.. This Gentleman comes up with a claim to foil a terrorist plot.. Food for thought!!!!
If there was really a plot would Rehman Malik really would have discovered it? I doubt therefore there was a plot.
The finance ministry official seeing what this Government has done to the economy must have decided to do what most people on the street would like to do .... he should be commended.