People talking against Pakistan Army should be shot: Shujaat

* PML-Q president says Pakistan's enemies preparing to put country under India’s control
* Former federal religious affairs minister says Musharraf facing consequences of NRO

RAWALPINDI: Anyone who talks against the Pakistan Army should be shot, said Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Sunday.

Addressing a seminar titled 'Strengthening Pakistan - Demands and Responsibilities' at the Rawalpindi Arts Council, he said, "I have said it before and I am saying it again. Anyone who talks against the army should be shot." He condemned the abusive language used by lawyers against Pakistan’s armed forces at the Supreme Court’s premises. He said the coalition government had so far failed to prepare a charge sheet against President Pervez Musharraf. He said Pakistan's enemies were bent upon destabilising the country, adding that they were also preparing plans to put the country under India's control. He said the PML-Q would do everything for the honour and safety of Pakistan, Islam and the country’s 160 million people.

The Ziaul Haq Shaheed Foundation organised the seminar to commemorate the 20th death anniversary of former president General Ziaul Haq. Addressing the seminar, former federal religious affairs minister Ijazul Haq said India, Israel and the United States were responsible for the law and order situation in NWFP and the Tribal Areas. He said the current government was trying to damage the Inter-Services Intelligence.

The ex-minister said he had tried his best to stop the Lal Masjid operation and had wanted to resign over the issue, but added that the party leadership had stopped him from doing so. He said, "I had good relations with Abdul Aziz and Abdur Rashid Ghazi."

NRO: Ijazul Haq said the National Reconciliation Ordinance was President Musharraf’s biggest mistake, adding that now he was facing the consequences. He said even after 20 years, people still remembered Gen Ziaul Haq’s “golden era”, adding that in those years, neither America nor any other country had the courage to interfere in Pakistan’s affairs. Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir president and prime minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum said Gen Ziaul Haq had a very close relationship with Kashmiris, and added that with his support and suggestions they had begun the freedom struggle against India.

He said people who talked about democracy did not have democracy in their own parties and factions. He said democracy’s meaning was to tolerate each other and give importance to the opposition’s views. He said workers of different parties and groups should only wave Pakistan's flag in functions instead of party flags in order to create unity among them.

Dr Anwarul Haq, Gen Ziaul Haq’s son, said Pakistan was Islam’s fort 20 years ago and the whole Muslim world had been with it, but added that now the country was heading towards destruction.

He said due to the country’s law and order situation, the residents of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were fighting alongside the Pakistan Army. He said the army had always helped maintain law and order in the country.

Former Punjab law minister Mohammad Basharat Raja said few people had Gen Ziaul Haq’s qualities, adding that Ijazul Haq should continue his father’s mission.

Later, the participants proceeded to Faisal Mosque in a large rally to offer Fateh prayers at Gen Ziaul Haq's grave.

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AGREED

Effectively puts army above scrutiny.

Nope, don't agree.

Disrespect and "talking against" are different. Traitorous talk ought to be punished. They are the heros of our nation.

But don't put them above the people of Pakistan, whom they are bound to serve. This is their purpose.

army people of pakistan is ziyada aqal mand hai!

agree

Disrespect to the army ought to be punished without a second thought. However, being positively critical is something totally different. Positive criticism shouldn't be branded as disrespect. These are two different things and one should differentiate between them.

this shows the calibre of Shujaat hussain. Anyone with even a fleeting knowledge of both Jinnah and the founder of the Pakistan Movement Chaudhry Rahmat Ali would therefore have been shot as they were very vocal against militarisation.

What a total dumb ass. How do we elect these donkeys?

For those arguing against critcism of the army, You obviously don't know Pakistan's history. Read the report of the Hamood-urRehman commission. I was a supporter of the army until I read it. Now I am a supporter of Pakistan not the army not any single institution, but justice.

every institution should have its checks and balances.

anyone found involved in misconduct was punished accordingly,there are black sheeps in every institution in fact,you should not also forget that the families of Army officers residing in east pakistan were also raped and slaughtered so there was also a sense of revenge among army officers for what had happened to their families;but that offcourse does not justify what they did in sweep operations.Army surely learnt a valuable leason and surely blunders are commited in histories of nation and pakistan is no different to it.
Pakistan Army is the only integrating institution and is always going to do their service to this nation even if that asks for supreme sacrifice of their lives.