Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali Friday night asked the opposition not to blame the Pakistan Army to score petty political points.
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Taking part in a debate in the National Assembly on the law and order situation in Karachi and the military operation in Wana, he emphasised that the opposition should take care of the sanctity of the Parliament. He said the Army was a sacred national institution, offering sacrifices for national defence and the opposition should spare the national institutions from point scoring. He said Pakistanis were proud of their valiant forces defending the motherland and no one should express apprehensions about the Army. He advised the opposition to talk about national issues with decency instead of mud slinging against our national institutions. He dismissed opposition charges that the military operation in Wana was launched on foreign orders. He vowed that the government would not compromise on the vital issue of the national security and the anti-terrorism drive would continue. |