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‘Govt must summon Musharraf to House’
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ASIANAGE on 10 October, 2008 02:46:40
 
Islamabad, Oct. 10: Pakistani legislators are still looking for answers from the
top intelligence brass on reasons for an upsurge in terrorist violence in the
country and have suggested summoning former President Pervez Musharraf to
explain the terms and conditions agreed upon with the US.
For this they have demanded another elaborate briefing from the ISI brass,
which the government has fixed for Monday. The legislators are insisting on
knowing whether there is any apparent secret understanding to allow US-led
coalition forces to carry out missile attacks and strikes on Pakistani soil
bordering Afghanistan.
There were still question marks on whether the government would accede to the
demands for summoning Mr Musharraf before the joint session.
The main Opposition PML-N’s parliamentary leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan,
called on the government to summon Mr Musharraf to the session to tell
Parliament about the "rules of engagement" agreed upon with the US in the war on
terror which Pakistan entered during his regime.
Mr Khan said his party did not participate in Thursday’s question-answer
session as it was not satisfied with the format of the briefing. "We want
Parliament to be briefed on an umbrella strategy to replace the existing
(anti-terror) policy," Mr Khan said.
Meanwhile, interior ministry chief Rehman Malik will brief members of the
National Assembly and Senate during Mon-day’s session. —PTI