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Peshawar carnage an attack on sovereignty, say govt, opposition in unison
ISLAMABAD, (SANA): The National Assembly continued to debate Sunday’s twin blasts on a century-old church in Peshawar for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.
The government and opposition termed the attack on the church an attack on the sovereignty of the country and members from both sides of the aisle demanded effective measures to foil the conspiracies, aiming to destabilize Pakistan. They called for going ahead with the dialogue process with Taliban, adding that some forces were hell-bent upon sabotaging the dialogue process.
They maintained that the Peshawar incident was not an attack on members of a specific community, but an attack on Pakistan.
The National Assembly resumed its session in Islamabad Tuesday with Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in the chair.
Taking part in the discussion, Tariq Christopher Qaiser, a minority member, termed the Peshawar incident a national tragedy and said it was not an attack on Christians but on the sovereignty of Pakistan.
Those attacking worship places like churches and mosques have nothing to do with humanity and nor are they serving the cause of Islam and Pakistan. He said Christians are patriotic Pakistanis and will continue to play their role for the welfare of the country.
He asked Christians community to remain peaceful during protest demonstrations and avoid ransacking public property.
Tariq Christopher said that the government would have to go beyond condemnation to find out a solution to the menace as it has claimed over forty thousand lives.
Makhdoom Javed Hashmi said Peshawar incident has brought a bad name to the country and regretted that security situation has deteriorated so much so that no worship places are safe today.
He said all the religions preach peace and brotherhood and abhor violence but some elements are trying to foment differences among different segments of the society. He said that dialogue should be held with the Taliban to bring them into mainfold.
Asiya Nasir was of the opinion that the carnage should not be associated with any religion because those involved in the killing of innocent people have nothing to do with any religion. This was not an isolated incident in Pakistan as other worship places including mosques are frequently being targeted, she added. She demanded an investigation into the Peshawar tragedy by a judicial commission.
Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho said the time has come to take a decision to effectively tackle the perpetrators of terrorism.
Kamran Michael, another member of the Christian minority, said the Christians have always respected the constitution and upheld the rule of law. He said the incident was an attempt to sabotage peace efforts; however, he added, the entire nation stood united to foil the designs of anti-peace forces.
Shireen Mazari said minorities are equal Pakistanis and deserve equal rights. She said positive changes should be made in the curriculum to develop a tolerant society.
Khalil George said the incident was aimed at destabilizing the country. Blaming foreign elements for the carnage, he said these elements want to spread chaos in the country, but the Christians are ready to render any sacrifice to foil their designs, he vowed.
Sajid Ahmad said terrorists want to impose their agenda.
Romania Khurshid Alam said we, the Christians, are an important part of Pakistan and will not pursue any course that is against the interests of the country. She supported dialogue process and hoped that Pakistan would soon become cradle of peace.
Muhammad Yaqoob said that the Peshawar incident was contrary to the country’s constitution and against the Islamic injunctions.
Arif Alvi said the entire nation stands by the Christian community in this hour of grief and pain.
Taking part in the debate, PKMAP leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai said, “I apologize to the Christian community if they are hurt by remarks I made in the house yesterday,” he said, adding that he retracted those remarks. “I wasn’t meant to hurt anyone,” he explained.
Federal Minister Kamran Michael said the attack was not on Christians, it was an assault on Pakistan’s sovereignty. “The Christian community is well wisher of Pakistan,” Micheal said.
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