Rangers, other LEAs to provide security to Nato trucks: Malik
Former interior minister Rehman Malik — Photo by APP/File
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister Rehman Malik on Friday said that security for Nato containers travelling through Pakistan would be provided by Pakistan Rangers and other law enforcement agencies, DawnNews reported.
He said all the inspector generals have been directed to provide security cover to the containers in their respective jurisdiction.
Rangers, local Police would provide security cover to containers in Sindh while Police and Frontier Constabulary will escort containers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The first containers carrying supplies crossed into Afghanistan on Thursday following a seven-month-long blockade.
Speaking to media representatives outside the Parliament House, Malik said that the Difa-i-Pakistan Council (DPC) should not take the law into its hands in protesting against Nato supply resumption. He said he would not publicly announce the plan of action for the upcoming DPC long march.
Earlier, the DPC had announced that it would hold a long march on July 8.
Dual nationality and contempt of court law
The adviser to the PM said that parliament should be the sole decision-maker pertaining to the issues of dual national lawmakers and the contempt of court law.
“Politics of petitions is badly hampering democracy,” he added.
He said that antagonists of dual national lawmakers should not forget that Pakistani expatriates send millions of dollars in remittances.
Evidence against Sharif brothers
Responding to a question, Malik said that he had presented evidence to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) pertaining to what he called “corruption worth 32 million dollars carried out by the Sharif brothers”.
So now the rangers and LEA are going to be put up against the elements that attack NATO. This is going to create a situation similar to waziristan where government forces are fighting terrorists/taliban/ani-NATO forces. This is going to lead to more terrorism. they should not have reopened the supply line.
Another sick joke by Malik. If rangers and LEA have failed to provide security to people in Karachi, what on earth made him think that they will provide security to NATO containers?
How come the Pakistan government is so keen to provide security to the NATO trucks when all they have got from the US is a sorry? Is there some other arrangement that has been done as regards the money? Given that the government was so wary of the deal looking as though it had been done for the money rather than for honour, is there something that is being hidden from the Pakistani awaam?
"Adviser to the Prime Minister Rehman Malik on Friday said that security for Nato containers travelling through Pakistan would be provided by Pakistan Rangers and other law enforcement agencies"
Interesting. SOme day hopefully a common Pakistani citizen will also be provided security by the interior ministry.