Baithak Desi Jun 18: To Rehman Malik, Cyril Almeida, News & Views, Cartoons

Mr. Rehman Malik:

You talk of capturing “terrorists” alive.

An assistant director of special investigation group of the FIA in his written submission said: “The arrested suspects belonged to a well-organised terrorist outfit”.

Yesterday you mentioned on TV your government has capture nine more terrorist and foiled their attempts to disrupt the Long March.

This is a nice change and we are thankful for the small mercies that we see statements of their capture and not the blood, mayhem and body parts in full gore.

Our "Agencies" under you should now produce them before the nation and let it hear from them who they were working for. We understand the need for a thorough investigation. But a delay in naming the "well organised terrorist outfit" could backfire.

It is rare that you have captured them alive. Please produce them before the media. The nation needs to know the perpetrators backers. A delay will be interpreted as an attempt to white wash their guilt. And worse, such an attempt would make you their accomplice. This is not an issue to play partisan politics.

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THE Asif-Musharraf axis has won; the warrior judge has lost; and the black coat will not go down in history as a symbol of revolution. The transition is back on, and the country is better off for it. By Cyril Almeida

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