| The military operation was a conspiracy against Pukhtoons, as innocent people were being killed in the name of the war on terror. Pukhtoons were part of Pakistan and the government should protect their rights and stop the “genocide” in the Tribal Areas. |
The opposition on Wednesday sought a Senate debate on the rising death toll in the ongoing military operation in North Waziristan Agency and the exodus of thousands of people from Mir Ali town. PPP Parliamentary Secretary Izhar Amrohvi submitted an adjournment motion in this regard to the Senate Secretariat under Rule 74 of the Rules and Procedure of Conduct of the Senate Rules, 1988.
Senator Ilyas Bilour, one of the signatories of the motion, told Daily Times that the military operation was a conspiracy against Pukhtoons, as innocent people were being killed in the name of the war on terror. He said Pukhtoons were part of Pakistan and the government should protect their rights and stop the “genocide” in the Tribal Areas. |