MNAs endorse Swat offensive

ISLAMABAD - The Opposition and the treasury Members of the National Assembly Tuesday supported the government on military operation against militants in Malakand Division and asked to provide basic facilities for the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of war torn areas of NWFP.
The debate continued on military operation in Swat on the second day in the National Assembly. The Members also appealed to every citizen, civil society, and political and non-political parties for assistance of displaced people of Malakand, Swat and Buner. They also asked the government to devise a strategy and to take decisive measures to root out terrorists from the country.
They said that the whole nation should fully support and stand behind the Pakistan Army to flush out militancy from the country.
Sahibzada Muhammad Fazal-e-Karim of PML-N while participating in the debate said that those elements must be punished under Article 6 of the Constitution who challenged the writ of the government, cut the throats of Muslims and staged mutiny against the Constitution of Pakistan. He said that the government should find out the root causes of terrorism and unearth the sources of its financial support.
“The military is strengthening and defending the country by conducting operation against the militants. The parliament should decide about those people who staged mutiny against the Constitution of the country,” he said.
Sahibzada Fazal Karim also quoted a Hadith (Tradition of the Holy Prophet, PBUH) that said that there would be a group, which would follow the agenda of Jews in the name of Islam.
Sahibzada Fazal Karim said that none other than the former President Musharraf was responsible for Swat upheaval. He said that those parties which asked to stop the military operation, actually wanted to split the country.
Marvi Memon of PML-Q also supported the military operation in Swat and said, “You can’t have the cake and eat it too. We supported Nizam-e-Adl for peace but after it the writ of the government was challenged. We would support the government and strengthen it for military operation against the militants.”
She said that the government should explain how the Taliban violated peace agreement in Swat.
She was of the view that RAW was busy in destabilizing the country, and said, “Our Armed Forces are fully equipped to give a befitting response to the enemies of the country.”