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| Parliamentary panel wants anti-terror policy changed |
| 2010-07-04 |
| [Dawn] The 17-member Parliamentary Committee on National Security urged the government on Friday to change its strategy for combating terrorism. The committee chairman Mian Raza Rabbani told reporters after a meeting of the committee at the Parliament's House: "When the United States and Afghanistan were reviewing and revising their strategy to combat terror, it is incumbent upon Pakistan also to change its policy for regional peace." He, however, added: "We can only submit our proposals and it is up to the government to implement or reject these." He said the government should change its political and military strategy as a frontline state in the war against terror. The committee was preparing its recommendations and would submit a report to the government, he added. The director general of military operations briefed the committee on operations against militants in Fata and Malakand. Mr Rabbani said the committee was being briefed by various departments, including the defence establishment, on the situation vis-Ã -vis the war on terror and law and order in the country. The committee will meet again on July 7 and 8. Sources said that Interior Minister Rehman Malik had on Thursday briefed the committee on the nexus between the remnants of Al Qaeda, Taliban and some banned organisations. Aftab Khan Sherpao, Wasim Sajjad, Ishaq Dar, defence secretary and interior ministry officials attended the meeting. |
| Posted by:Fred |