Waqas 48 Posted May 17, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The government has convened an All Parties Conference (APC) today (Monday) to discuss ‘national security issues’ with the ostensible purpose of developing a ‘consensus’ on the necessity of the military operation underway in the Swat Valley and Malakand division. According to details, the agenda of the conference will be to take all political parties under confidence over the so far actions taken by government to root out militancy from Swat and other restive areas while parties will put forth their propositions to assist government in stepping up further course of action. The conference will be held at Prime Minister House with PM Gilani in chair which will be attended by at least 43 political and religious leaders, sources said. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, Chaudhry Shujaat, Pervez Elahi, Molana Fazlul Rehman, Farooq Sattar, Imran Khan, Molana Sami-ul-Haq, Mir Zafar Ullah Jamali, Shaikh Rasheed, Mehmood Achakzai, Muneer Orakzai, Aftab Sharpao and other political leaders have been invited to the conference. The propositions for the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) will be voiced on the occasion while government will apprise the attendees of the actions it made in this respect, sources predicted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
