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| No US dictates on Jamaat: Faisal Saleh |
| 2003-03-05 |
| Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat has Tuesday said the United States had given no instructions on the Jamaat-e-Islami, neither we would follow American dictations in this regard. Talking to reporters here at the National Police Academy the interior minister opined the Jamaat may have links with al-Qaeda as some of the key members of this terror network were arrested from the housed of those affiliated with JI. Pretty obvious, isn't it? The minister rejected the statements of some of the US senators suggesting that Osama bin Laden was somewhere in Pakistan. "If they (US senators) had any proof of bin Laden's presence in Pakistan then they should provide it to us." If we knew where he was for sure, we'd probably go get him ourselves... To a question, the minister said Khalid Sheikh was the third in al-Qaeda ranking, and he was arrested by Pakistani agencies, not the FBI. The minister, referring to a query on JI's alleged ties with al-Qaeda, said, "this was a serious matter and JI must clear its position on this issue. We would follow the law of land in this regard." The law of the land appears to require a lot of puffing and blowing and making faces, a few accusations of insidious international plots, and nothing of substance... The minister questioned why the Jamaat office-holders were giving sheltering al-Qaeda activists as their guests. "Illegally giving shelter to illegal foreigners was a breach of the law, and we would take action against this violation." "No teevee for a week, young man!" The minister asked whether the MMA leaders could enter any of the Middle Eastern country with valid visa or travel documents. "If they could go, then they should demonstrate." The interior minister queried why the chief of MMA and his Saudi-born wife were not allowed to enter Saudi Arabia. "Press should ask this question from the MMA top leader." Nourani's not allowed in Soddy Arabia? I didn't know that... Very interesting! |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |