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| ANP, MQM call for army operation in Karachi |
| 2015-01-06 |
| The senators belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Awami National Party (ANP) demanded on Monday a military operation against terrorists in Karachi. The demand came when ANP’s Shahi Syed drew the Senate’s attention to what he called the continued targeted killing of his party’s workers as well as Pakhtuns in the city. The opposition senators also staged a token walkout with the ANP members to express solidarity with them. Chairman Nayyar Bokhari sought a report from the Sindh government on targeted killings in Karachi. Also read: Karachi operation Supporting the ANP’s call for the military action, Nasreen Jalil of the MQM said it was her party which had been demanding an army operation against terrorists in Karachi where Taliban were strengthening their presence. The senator said she had even written a letter to the prime minister on the issue. She said that not only the Pakhtuns, but the Sindhis and Urdu-speaking people were also being targeted by terrorists, adding that issues being faced by the ANP and her party were not different from each other. Senator Jalil condemned the killing of ANP leaders and workers in Karachi and said the Taliban had also targeted the MPAs of her party which could not run the election campaign in 2013 because of terrorism. |
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