Summary He urged the opposition not to politick over the matters of national security.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Sunday that Taliban prisoners released by the government were in fact in army’s custody, adding that how could government release the prisoners without army’s consent, Dunya News reported.
He said that Professor Ajmal, Ali Haider Gilani and Shahbaz Taseer were abducted for ransom, adding that negotiation process can progress only if Taliban also release non-combatant prisoners, Dunya News reported.
He said that government’s agenda is to establish peace, rule of law and supremacy of constitution in the country, adding that the rulers are answerable to the constitution. He said that the third phase of Taliban negotiations is underway through the new committee and that the new date for meeting with Taliban will soon be decided.
Addressing press conference, he said that negotiating with Taliban is crucial and sensitive matter and that there’s no dispute between government and army over this matter.
He said that the government and army are advancing the negotiation process together. He said there’s no pause in the process and that he would report to the media by himself if there was.
Chaudhry Nisar said how is it possible to release Taliban prisoners without consulting the army, adding that the prisoners that government freed were in custody of the army.
He revealed that many of Taliban’s militant prisoners are still in army’s custody. He said that Taliban never demanded the release of militant prisoners, nor can the government free them without consulting with army.
He urged the opposition not to politick over the matters of national security, adding that this is a very sensitive issue.
Talking about the Islamabad fruit market blast, he said that important developments have happened. He said that the explosives were brought to Rawalpindi from South Punjab through a bus from where it was transported to Islamabad’s fruit market in small vehicles.
He revealed that police has found out from where the boxes of guava fruit had arrived, adding that those who delivered the items are being questions. He reiterated that the Baloch insurgent group United Baloch Army that claimed the responsibility of the attack has nothing to do with it, and that this act of terror links to somewhere else.
He revealed that a large number of foreign refugees lived near fruit market adding that some 2 lakh illegal migrants live in various other suburbs of Islamabad.
Ch Nisar said that things can be progressed through internal security policy, adding latest technology and by training the police force.
Interior minister further said that the government has decided to assign Islamabad’s security to rangers and Punjab Police.
He said that the government will ensure safety of people’s lives and properties without endangering life routines. He again alleged that the previous government had imported faulty scanners worth 1 billion rupees that added to the deterioration of security.
He said that the same people are now criticizing the government in their statements whose government period is responsible for these conditions.
Ch Nisar said that the media can also check the scanners brought by the previous government. He appealed to the media to try to unite the nation after the incidents of terrorism instead of making a spectacle out of it.
