FAISALABAD
Karachi operation will not be stopped due to blackmailing of the Sindh government, State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali said.
Talking to the media after a ceremony on Sunday, Abid Sher Ali said that the government still has an option on the matter of Rangers’ power in Karachi. He said that the Sindh government may act dishonestly but the federation stands with Pakistan Army and Rangers.
The state minister pledged that the blood of martyrs would not go in vain and that the Karachi operation would be continued according to the suggestions and measures given by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar.
He reiterated that the government’s main agenda is elimination of terrorism and crime from the state and assured that the Karachi operation is not against any political entity but against the militants.
He added that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) should not forget the sacrifice of Benazir Bhutto.
Earlier, Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar has said that Karachi operation is being detracted. He said that the PPP should not make Karachi operation controversial for one person. Addressing a press conference, Ch Nisar said that Karachi operation began on the request of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) while Farooq Sattar had said himself that Karachi should be handed over to Army. Citing Army’s commitments in war against terror, Nisar said that Pakistan Army cannot be made to stand in the streets of Karachi.
Nisar stated that there had been trivial differences with PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari in the past but there was no animosity between them. He further added that making a mockery of Karachi operation and Rangers would not be good for anybody.