Opposition to support government against terrorism: Khurshid Shah

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah on Monday assured the government for full cooperation from the opposition benches to eliminate terrorism from the country.

Speaking on a Point of Order in National Assembly he said, "We will not politicize the issue and extend full cooperation to eliminate terrorism but it is the responsibility of the interior minister not to conceal anything and share whole information with the House."

He said Quetta and Ziarat incidents were not due to incompetence of the government while it was the continuity of the terrorist incidents taking place in the past.

Khurshid Shah said that the PPP-led government had made efforts to remove sense of deprivations of the people of Balochistan and present also doing the same. He said it was the desire of the whole nation to restore peace in the Balochistan.

Chief of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Mehmood Khan Achakzai asked the government to announce joint strategy to eliminate terrorism from the country.

He said the whole nation wanted to see country peaceful. Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Rashid appreciated the efforts of the government for improving law and order situation in Balochistan.

"It looks that the government is serious to improve law and order and it was welcoming steps that interior minister has visited the Balochistan." he added.

However, he asked the government to devise a mechanism to handle situation after withdrawal of US troops from the Afghansitan.

MNA from Jamaat-e-Islami Zubaida Tariq said "we condemn terrorist acts in Balochistan and assure full support to the government to eradicate terrorism from the country."

She also asked the government to implement parliament resolution regarding drone attacks.