House demands religious parties to manifest unity against terrorist

February 11, 2010
By Irfan Aligi

"Black water with the help of local partners was behind the carnage"

KARACHI: “System Ja Raha Hay – Herr Tarha Ka System Ja Raha Hay” (System of all kind was being ended). The City Naib Nazim and convener of the City Council, Nasreen Jalil uttered these extemporal and meaningful phrases while she was taking notice of mike of a member who was trying to speak on point of order but the mike was out of order.

This indicated the ongoing tense situation about the local government system, which has been on the verge of being rolled out since last Oct.

Meanwhile, a number of members also cited the session could be last or second last.

However, the convener had fixed date for the next session as on Monday, Feb 15 at 3:30 pm.

As a matter of fact, the session was convened for the offering of condolences to those who had lost their lives during chains of bomb blasts especially member of the house, Khalil Ahmed who had lost his life at JPMC bomb blast incident while he went there for donating blood.

The house passed with complete consensus of the house various resolutions in condemnation to terrorist activities while the house urged for the unity among the people and political and religious parties.

Leader of the house, Muhammad Asif Siddiqui on point of order said that Muttahidda Qaumi Movement Chief Altaf Hussein has been expressing his concerns on Talibanisation in the city but his warnings were taken for granted.

He said had the nation and the authorities taken due action, the city’s ongoing situation could have been prevented in advance.

Speaking on point of order, Dr Ziauddin Ahmed said that he was fully conversant with MQM Chief Altaf Hussein’s warnings for the last half and two years against strong positioning of the terrorists in the city.

However, he claimed that his party leader, Khan Abdul Wali Khan was the first one who had warned the nation of consequences of encouraging the students of religious seminaries to fight in Afghanistan in the name of jihad.

He added that Khan had also warned that after the Afghan war was over, Pakistan would have to pay the prices in terms of extremism and terrorism, which has engulfed the country and the city today.

He appealed all political and religious parties to unite against the enemies of the country.

Speaking on point of order, Imran Baghpatti raised question as he asked why the security and law enforcement agencies had failed to provide due security to elected members of the house and the citizens that lost their lives in bomb blasts.

Speaking on point of order, Haji Muhammad Jumman Darwan said that Indian and Isreali agents engineered terrorism in country and the city.

He urged the religious parties to manifest complete solidarity against the extremist and the terrorist failing which the terrorist would even make them a target next.

Abdul Razzak while speaking on point of order said that the American security agency, the Black water was behind the target killings and planted bomb blasts in country as well as the city while certain groups in the city have been cooperating with the Black water.

The house observed one-minute silence on the sad demise of 6 of a Christian family who had lost their lives at JPMC bomb blast.

The house offered prayers for the departed souls of Awami national party leader Late Ajmal Khattak, eminent journalist Irshad Ahmed Haqqani, Haq Parast UC nazim Khalil Ahmed, Arif Shafique, martyrs of Ashura and Chellum.

The house also passed various resolutions in this regard.
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