FATA operation aimed at saving national integrity, says Ch. Shujaat Hussain

ISLAMABAD: PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday said the military operation in the Malakand Division aimed at saving the Pakistan’s territorial integrity and his party fully backed it.

“Pakistan is passing through a critical juncture today. During the recent All Parties Conference (APC), some politicians tried to adopt a double policy on the operation. I think those politicians should shun such tendencies, as these would serve no purpose for the country’s cause,” Shujaat said this while talking to the IDPs at the relief camps established at Mardan and Takhtbhai prior to distributing the relief goods among the affected people.

Shujaat said the entire nation was indebted to the inhabitants of Swat and Malakand who had rendered valuable sacrifices to save the entire nation from the menace of terrorism. “These IDPs can go anywhere they wish as the entire country is their home and they do not need any passport to do so. You have made sacrifices for the people of Pakistan and have left your homes and valuables. You are living here in the open in such harsh conditions and we would remember your sacrifices,” he added.

PML-Q Secretary-General Mushahid Hussain Syed called for making the distribution of relief goods among the affectees transparent, saying that such an important task should have been given priority.