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Sunday, November 08, 2009
By Shakeel Anjum
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia had fully supported Pakistan’s role in the war on terror and assured to extend all possible support for countering and defeating the forces of terrorism.
He expressed these views while talking to media persons, along with Saudi ambassador to Pakistan, who earlier held a detailed meeting with the minister and handed him over a letter of Saudi Interior Minister Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, in which he assured full support to the Pakistani nation and security forces in fighting terrorism.
Malik said: “I have suspended an SHO of the area where a firing incident took place and issued directives to the IG Police concerned that if anybody was arrested for pillion riding, the SHO concerned would be arrested, as he is responsible for security. I request the people to avoid pillion riding for the next three months, as acts of terrorism in Islamabad are being carried out by motorcyclists.”
He said that in his letter, Prince Naif wrote: “We offer our commitment and full readiness to provide all possible help to our brethren in Pakistan for countering the forces of terrorism and defeating the saboteurs, who wreaked havoc on earth.”
Commenting on that, Malik said: “We are greatly thankful to Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz and the ambassador for such good words of help. Saudi Arabia has always stood with Pakistan at every difficult moment.”
He condemned the group from Yemen, which was interfering in Saudi Arabia. “We stand shoulder to shoulder with our brotherly country, Saudi Arabia, for any support and help in this connection,” he added.
Malik said Saudi Arabia was facing the same kind of terrorist threats and actions, as being faced by Pakistan. “The international community should condemn it. The world must look into the factors, states, people and groups supporting the enemies of humanity. They have no religion and boundaries and are doing it to destabilise certain countries,” the minister said.
He said the world community should take into account what was happening in Pakistan and on the border of Saudi Arabia.
Replying to a question, he said there was no deadlock between the PPP and the MQM, adding that both the coalition partners were moving ahead smoothly. “Difference of opinion exists in democracy, but this does not mean they are leaving us. We have no such problems. Altaf Hussain made a phone call during talks in Dubai, saying he never demanded resignation from the president, rather, he assured that he would use all his resources, along with his party, to strengthen the president,” Malik added.
“We have to think above party politics, as the country is facing a lot of problems, besides fighting the war on terror,” he added.
He said the PPP and the MQM had made joint legal and political teams out of their think tanks for discussing important national and international issues.
Replying to another query, he said so far, 43 foreign terrorists had been arrested during the Waziristan operation, including some Yemenis.
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