Banned
militant outfits in Punjab
have contacts with Uzbek
militants who charge USD
40,000 for carrying out
terrorist attacks in Pakistan,
Federal Minister Sheikh
Waqas Akram told the National
Assembly on December 18,
reports Dawn. During
December 18’s session,
Federal Minister Sheikh
Waqas Akram told the assembly
that the Uzbek militants
were in contact with the
banned outfits in Punjab,
adding that the members
of these banned organisations
could be seen wearing
shirts of the Islamic
Movement of Uzbekistan
(IMU). “These (Uzbek)
militants demand a payment
of USD 40,000 to perform
terrorist attacks on Pakistani
soil,” he told the assembly.
Akram, who belongs to
ruling coalition partner
the Pakistan Muslim League
- Qaida (PML-Q), said
Interior Minister Rehman
Malik should stop “spinning
tales” and take definitive
action against these banned
militant outfits. |
