Expected resumption of Nato supplies: Jamaat-e-Islami to besiege Parliament House on February 3 in protest

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hassan on Tuesday said JI would besiege Parliament House on February 3 in protest against the expected move of the government to allow halted supplies for Nato and US forces in Afghanistan through Pakistan's land routes.
Besides, he said that his party would block all supply routes, as it plans to launch countrywide agitation to protest the expected move of the government to allow resumption of fuel and cargo transportation to the US, Nato and allied forces in Afghanistan.
Speaking at Karachi Press Club's 'Meet the Press' programme, Hassan said Raza Rabbani - the ruling party's key senator was expected to present a report on Nato supplies in the parliament on February 3, which his party believed would not be implemented because of the government's tamed stance against the US pressure.
Criticising the government, Hassan said the ruling coalition should implement the elected parliament's resolutions on revisiting the country's foreign policy, particularly in relation to US. He urged the government to contain US pressure with determination, saying that his party was of the view that Nato supplies should not be resumed at any cost.
He said that the parliament had no rights to decide the nation's fate, rather it had to act as per the Constitution. He said JI had started contacts with other political parties to launch a joint protest on February 3.
JI chief said his party had tossed a "Go America Go" slogan, which had a far-sighted political philosophy to dislodge the US anti-human ambition across the world and protect the people from its atrocities. Giving example, he said the sole superpower subjected Iraq to ruin under its pre-emptive military strategy on the pretext of weapons of mass destruction.
"Hostility of any nation is not good, but the friendship of the US is too horrible," he said, adding that the sole superpower had always betrayed Pakistan. He termed the vacation of Shamsi Airbase from US control; as a "temporary," saying that the drone strikes inside Pakistan territory were being carried out with government's consent.
The chief of religio-politico party slammed the US for its policy of de-radicalisation being driven inside Pakistan's tribal area to pacify the embattled antagonists. He blamed the US for spreading radicalisation in the Muslim societies through violent means. "We [JI] denounce the US de-radicalisation policy and is insignificance to address the key issue," he said.
He also blamed the neighbouring India for financing and supporting terrorism in Balochistan and Federally Administered Territorial Area (Fata), saying, "India is behind the unrest in Balochistan and Fata through its consulates in Afghanistan." Talking about the natural resources rich province, Hassan said Balochistan still remained deprived part of the country with electricity and gas availability to public in only few of its cities.
"The problems of Balochistan need a solution," he said. He said the dilemma of missing person was beyond agony and pain, as there had been 35 women who were on list of the missing people of the province, adding the innocent Balochis had never been in clash with Pakistani forces, but the killings of their beloved ones had prompted them to revenge.
About the political scenario, Hassan said, "no single party can contest the next election all alone," adding that there was a greater possibility of political alliances. Although JI will lose its seats in Senate, he said that his party had a greater chance to win seats in the upcoming general elections.
To a question, he said India did not need external terrorism, as it was self-sufficient in the menace, as scores of separation movements were being run. About MNF status to India, he said the parliament had denied reports of its consent to give trade concessions to the neighbouring country and blamed the government for taking the decision arbitrarily. He said the US wanted to give India a greater role in Afghanistan and it could only be possible if it had access through land routes to the landlocked country, which the Pakistani government provided it under the MNF status on pressure of the superpower.