Taliban to assist the government in tracing the groups involved in terrorist activities: Munawar Hasan

Lahore: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Syed Munawar Hasan, has welcomed the government decision to have direct talks with the Taliban, and said this was the right way to ensure the success of the talks.

He was talking to the media men at the Lahore Airport on return from a week long visit to Saudi Arabia where he attended the conference of the Islamic movements held under the aegis of the Rabita al Alam Islami.

The JI chief said that direct talks between the government and the Taliban were essential for making the talks fruitful. He also urged the Taliban to assist the government in tracing the groups involved in terrorist activities to ensure peace in the area.

Replying to a question, he said that armed forces were an institution under the government, and the government had the authority to utilize the forces and their agencies wherever it thought necessary. He said the armed forces should also be taken into confidence regarding the talks.

The JI chief said that the whole nation wanted the talks to succeed, and added that the elements who did not consider the talks solution of any issue, were actually working on the foreign agenda to plunge the country and the nation into a plethora of problems. He said the government decision to go for direct talks was based on prudence and foresightedness.

Syed Munawar Hasan said that the three day Islamic movements moot held at Makkah had discussed the common line of action to end the oppression and tyranny on the Muslims all over the world, bringing an end to terrorism, stopping bloodshed of the Muslims in Egypt, Syria, Bangladesh, Kashmir,  Palestine and Burma.

The leaders of the Islamic movements also expressed the hope that the talks between the Pakistan government and the Taliban would bear fruit. The moot also prayed for the restoration of peace all over the world including Pakistan, and for the failure of the enemy intreagues against the Muslims.

The JI chief said that India was involved in subversive activities going on in Balochistan through Afghanistan, and added that the security agencies had solid proof of that. He said it was time that the government and the people recognized  their enemy.

During his visit to Saudi Arabia, Syed Munawar Hasan addressed the Pakistanis in Makkah and Madinah and also performed Umrah.