Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship.
on Friday said that the government was considering a military operation in the tribal badlands of North
Wazoo, DawnNews reported.Until the hubub dies down...
Speaking to news hounds upon his arrival at the Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
Airport, the interior minister said that the tribal region of North Waziristan agency is the hub of terrorists. Malik said that the entire nation was united against the "Zaliman", an Urdu term meaning "oppressors" which he used to describe Talibs.
Rehman Malik said that the Death Eaters had not just attacked 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, but had attacked the entire nation. He added that the government and military leadership will decide whether there is a need for an operation in North Waziristan.
Malik claimed that they were receiving intelligence reports from North Waziristan on daily basis. Adding that he said that they had reports which said there were terrorist hideouts in the area.
A meeting has been summoned in the General Headquarter (GHQ) Rawalpindi in which Corps Commander Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
would give briefing over the security situation of North Waziristan.
Briefing would also be given to the parliament's standing committee over defence within a few days, sources said.
The interior minister's comments come in the shadow of the liquidation attempt on Tuesday by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) hard boyz on the life of young schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who belongs to Swat. Two other girls were also injured in the shooting while Yousufzai, who was shot in the head, is currently on a ventilator.
Doctors say the next 48 hours will be critical for the young girl's health. The shooting has drawn condemnation from world leaders and many Paks.