He said that the counter-terrorism policy was needed to ensure a durable peace process in Pakistan by eliminating terrorism.

He was talking to newsmen after the soyem of his party's MPA Manzar Imam here on Saturday. Manzar Imam was killed on Thursday.

Dr Sattar said it was the need of the hour that political parties and the people of Pakistan got united against terrorism by forgetting their differences.

He said that holding elections in present circumstances when terrorism was on the rise, had become a challenge.

He said that the MQM would take part in the conference proposed by the Awami National Party on the issue of terrorism.

He said that a neighbourhood watch system should be developed for keeping an eye on suspicious elements.

Dr. Sattar appealed to President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to take action against the elements involved in terrorism.

He said that the killers of Manzar Imam must be brought to justice.