Blackwater destabilizing Pakistan, charges JI Amir

QUETTA, Dec 7: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Amir Syed Munawar Hassan has said that Blackwater is fully active in destabilizing Pakistan and United States through creating anarchy in the country seeking justification to declare Pakistan’s nukes as unsafe.

He stated this while replying questions of newsmen at Quetta Press Club flanked by other JI provincial leaders here on Monday.

Responding to a query, he said that though officials were rejecting reports about presence of Blackwater in Pakistan. “But there area many evidences of presence of this notorious organization” he said and adding a mini cantonment would be prepared in Islamabad for 1000 US Marines

He said that CIA and FBI were official secret organizations of United States while Blackwater was organization of US in private sector.

JI chief claimed that when US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Lahore she was given security by Blackwater. “Even our ministers can’t dare to visit such places in prevailing situation”, he added.

He said that rulers should halt military operation in the country and all issues should be settled through negotiations. He warned that if serious steps were not taken, this war would engulf other cities including Quetta and Karachi.

To a query, he said that JI was arranging public rallies across the country to apprise the people about the naked aggression of US against Muslims.

Referring to nuclear weapons of Pakistan, he said US and Blackwater were serious threat to Pakistan’s nuclear assets and urged the rulers to counter their conspiracies.

He said that when Israel and India became nuclear powers no one raised objection but when Pakistan conducted nuclear tests for its security world stood against it and described it as Islamic bomb.

“There are also separatist movements in India why America and other countries don’t s show any concern against it”, he added.

While terming America as big terrorist, JI leader said that under a well conceived plan America was destabilizing Pakistan and creating chaos every where to mislead world community that nukes of Pakistan were not secure and these should be given under the control of international community.

Responding to a question about Balochistan, Syed Munawar Hassan said that Islamabad was directly responsible for all unrest in Balochistan. “Five military operations have been carried out in Balochistan and its people have been kept oppressed”, he said, adding the complaints of Baloch people are genuine which should be solved forthwith.

Replying to a query, he said that involvement of India in destabilizing Pakistan and Balochistan could not be ruled out, however, he stressed that rulers should halt military operation and should not give chance to enemy for materializing its evil designs.

To a query, he said that JI was playing an active role in highlighting Balochistan issue. “JI is the only party which has taken up Balochistan issue at every forum”, he said and demanded that case of assassination of Nawab Akbar Bugti should be registered against Pervez Musharraf while FIR of murder of three Baloch leaders in Turbat should be registered against secret agencies and missing persons should be recovered.

Answering a question regarding midterm elections, he said that midterm elections could not prove beneficial both for country and its people therefore JI was not supporter any midterm elections in prevailing situation.

He said Main Muhammad Nawaz Sharif could not talk midterm elections until and unless he got 17th amendment revoked and added that Zardari was not ready to revoke 17th amendment because it would provide an opportunity to Nawaz Sharif for a demand for a midterm elections.