Children Are Being Martyred While You Play Politics Over Imran Khan’s Hospital Transfer: Atta Tarar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar strongly criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, accusing them of playing politics while innocent children were being killed in security incidents.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Tarar said, “Enough is enough; the water has gone over our heads. Our innocent children are being martyred on the borders and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while you [PTI] are busy playing political games over which hospital Imran Khan should be transferred to.”
He questioned the conflicting statements regarding Khan’s health, saying, “Sometimes you say he is completely healthy, and the very next moment you say he should be sent to a hospital. Who are you people and where have you come from? Even the jungle has a code of conduct.”
Tarar accused the PTI and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of facilitating militants during their years in power in the province. He alleged that PTI had effectively become the “B-team of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)”, claiming that terrorists had been openly facilitated during the party’s approximately 12-and-a-half years of governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The federal minister also criticised Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, saying that he had failed administratively and was now facing political difficulties.
Tarar referred to Afridi’s recent meeting with former chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur, noting that Afridi had previously criticised Gandapur and accused him of being an agent of the government and establishment.
He further criticised what he described as the provincial government’s approach towards Afghanistan, saying that militant groups were entering Pakistan from Afghanistan to carry out terrorist attacks.
“It is as clear as that,” Tarar said, adding that terrorism could not be described as jihad and alleging that militants were receiving dollars for carrying out attacks.
The federal minister said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government would have to make a clear decision about whether it stood with Pakistan or Afghanistan, adding that the state would no longer tolerate what he described as a dual policy on the issue.
