Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has offered the Jamat-e-Islami to sit with the government to steer the country out of crises.

Addressing a joint conference with Federal Minister Amir Muqam in Islamabad today, he said Jamat-e-Islam was permitted to organize its rally or sit-in at the Liaquat Bagh Rawalpindi, but insistence on moving toward Islamabad is beyond understanding.

The Minister said the government is ready to sit with Jamat-e-Islami Emir Hafiz Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman and his team to listen to their concerns.

He said the government has constituted a three-member committee comprising him, Amir Muqam and Tariq Fazal Chaudhry to negotiate with the Jamat-e-Islami leadership.

Talking about Azm-e-Istehkam campaign in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Amir Muqam said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Director General ISPR, and Apex committee have very clearly stated that it is not a military operation.

He said it is a continuity of the anti-terrorism drive as envisioned by the nation in the Natio
nal Action Plan. He said police will lead the operations against terrorists and then there will be FC to support the police. However, army will act in border regions if the need arises.

Amir Muqam said maintaining law and order is the sole responsibility of the provincial government and PTI has been ruling Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the third consecutive term.

Speaking on the occasion, Attaullah Tarar said it would have been better had the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa told the people about actions against the timber mafia operating in the province instead of misguiding the people.

He said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government had signed an agreement with a fake organization to train the youth in the field of artificial intelligence. He said this organization has no legal standing to award students a valid and acceptable certificate.

Source: Radio Pakistan