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ISLAMABAD: Senators from both treasury and opposition benches called on Monday for bringing the security apparatus and intelligence agencies under civilian and parliamentary control to improve the law and order situation in the country.
The house was shocked to see the minister admitting that terrorists had managed to transport a huge quantity of explosives and arms in vehicles passing through a number of check-posts manned by the police, FC and even army personnel both in Ziarat and Quetta.
He said there could be no heavier security presence in Quetta where checkposts had been set up every 100 yards and it was surprising how the terrorists managed to carry weapons and tonnes of explosive through these posts.
Mr Babar informed the house that the previous PPP-led government had made numerous attempts to bring the countrys security agencies under the ambit of law. Showing scepticism, the PPP senator said that he doubted that the PML-N government would succeed in doing so.
Mr Babar said enforced disappearances, a core issue in Balochistan, had become complicated because of historical disconnect between civil and security establishment.
To address the issue of missing persons, we need to bring the operation of state agencies under the ambit of legislation, he said. He said the National Assembly, the Senate, the Parliamentary Committee on National Security and the Commission on Enforced Disappearances all had strongly pleaded for legislative oversight of the agencies. During hearing in the missing persons cases, the Supreme Court had also observed that there was a need for such legislation, he said.
PPPs parliamentary leader Raza Rabbani said it appeared that the interior minister had apprehensions that terrorists were being helped and abetted by some elements within the security apparatus. He said the situation would not improve until the security apparatus was brought under the parliamentary and civil control.
The PML-Q senator took exception to a recent reported statement of Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani that the armed forces were prepared to thwart any aggression from India. He said India didnt need to show aggression as the country was facing a serious internal security threat resulting in the deaths of over 50,000 people.
Hafiz Hamdullah of the JUI-F questioned huge budgetary allocations for intelligence and security agencies after their repeated failure in preventing terrorism incidents in the country. Are we paying security agencies only to shower bullets in Fata and to create target killers?
Kalsoom Parveen of the Balochistan National Party (A) said there were a number of reports in media hinting at the involvement of agencies in various terrorism-related incidents.
Senators want civilian control over agencies - DAWN.COM
Would the ISI allow themselves to be put under civilian control? That's the million dollar question! If it does, it's not going to happen any time soon.
The house was shocked to see the minister admitting that terrorists had managed to transport a huge quantity of explosives and arms in vehicles passing through a number of check-posts manned by the police, FC and even army personnel both in Ziarat and Quetta.
He said there could be no heavier security presence in Quetta where checkposts had been set up every 100 yards and it was surprising how the terrorists managed to carry weapons and tonnes of explosive through these posts.
Mr Babar informed the house that the previous PPP-led government had made numerous attempts to bring the countrys security agencies under the ambit of law. Showing scepticism, the PPP senator said that he doubted that the PML-N government would succeed in doing so.
Mr Babar said enforced disappearances, a core issue in Balochistan, had become complicated because of historical disconnect between civil and security establishment.
To address the issue of missing persons, we need to bring the operation of state agencies under the ambit of legislation, he said. He said the National Assembly, the Senate, the Parliamentary Committee on National Security and the Commission on Enforced Disappearances all had strongly pleaded for legislative oversight of the agencies. During hearing in the missing persons cases, the Supreme Court had also observed that there was a need for such legislation, he said.
PPPs parliamentary leader Raza Rabbani said it appeared that the interior minister had apprehensions that terrorists were being helped and abetted by some elements within the security apparatus. He said the situation would not improve until the security apparatus was brought under the parliamentary and civil control.
The PML-Q senator took exception to a recent reported statement of Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani that the armed forces were prepared to thwart any aggression from India. He said India didnt need to show aggression as the country was facing a serious internal security threat resulting in the deaths of over 50,000 people.
Hafiz Hamdullah of the JUI-F questioned huge budgetary allocations for intelligence and security agencies after their repeated failure in preventing terrorism incidents in the country. Are we paying security agencies only to shower bullets in Fata and to create target killers?
Kalsoom Parveen of the Balochistan National Party (A) said there were a number of reports in media hinting at the involvement of agencies in various terrorism-related incidents.
Senators want civilian control over agencies - DAWN.COM
Would the ISI allow themselves to be put under civilian control? That's the million dollar question! If it does, it's not going to happen any time soon.
