ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday that Syria is an independent and sovereign country and it cannot support any action against it.
“Syria is an independent and sovereign country and Pakistan cannot support any action against it,” the Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said while speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday.
The Interior Minister said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s advisor on foreign affairs and national security Sartaj Aziz will brief the House tomorrow about Pakistan’s stance on this issue as well as other matters.
On Karachi situation‚ the Interior Minister said a special meeting of the Cabinet will be held at Governor House in Karachi on Tuesday to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the provincial metropolis.
Opposing handing over of Karachi to army‚ he said this will be disrespect to the mandate of the Sindh Government‚ assuring that all the steps will be taken after consultation with the provincial government.
Nisar said time has come to divulge facts to the nation as situation in Karachi will not improve through speeches and point-scoring. He said he has prepared a framework for bringing improvement in Karachi‚ which will be presented before the special meeting in Karachi.
Nisar said law and order is a provincial subject and it will have to take all the steps for improvement in situation.
The Interior Minister said there is a need of a targeted operation in Karachi against extortionists‚ criminals and kidnappers for ransom. He also wants establishment of a monitoring committee under the supervision of Chief Minister Sindh to oversee the targeted operation. This committee should comprise of politicians‚ senior media persons and senior citizens of Karachi.
Responding to the criticism of the opposition members over the absence of the Ministers from the House‚ Nisar said it is the collective responsibility of both the treasury and opposition benches to ensure smooth functioning of the House.
The minister assured that the government will always implement the proposals to be floated by this House.
