Defence Minister Khawaja Asif calls missing persons issue “total fraud”
Sialkot — Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has described the missing persons issue as a complete fraud.He said the majority of people listed as missing are actually members or associates of the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).According to the minister: when terrorists are killed in operations their names later appear on missing persons lists •…
Sialkot — Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has described the missing persons issue as a complete fraud.
He said the majority of people listed as missing are actually members or associates of the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).
According to the minister: when terrorists are killed in operations their names later appear on missing persons lists • their families continue to receive government allowances given for missing persons • terrorist groups are now using women and minor children in attacks • in two recent incidents women were used in such operations • arrested militants have made statements confirming Indian involvement • BLA is a foreign-funded terrorist organization that operates beyond Pakistan as well.
Khawaja Asif said these elements wear the cloak of human rights to gain international sympathy while their real aim is to destabilize the country and push it back into economic darkness.
He stated clearly: we have been fighting this war for a long time and we will completely eliminate terrorism from every part of Pakistan.
