Karachi like incidents to encourage retrogressive forces: Khakwani

ISLAMABAD—Former minister of state for information technology and MNA Ishaq Khakwani has expressed deep grief and sorrow over October 18 Karachi bomb explosions saying retrogressive forces will flourish in such environment.
Talking to Online on Sunday, the former State Minister held Karachi incident was aimed at restricting the activities of politicians within the four walls of their homes rather than allowing them to go to public.
He maintained politicians wanted to run their election campaign but now difficulties will come their way. This incident has provided the people excuse not to participate in the public meetings, he added.
He demanded that those who are acceptable to all and are having political thinking be made part of caretaker set up. Technical people should not be included , he held.
Those politicians against whom cases were registered on personal grudge be granted amnesty under National Reconciliation Ordinance and the cases should not be withdrawn against those corruption charges had been proved. . NRO should not be an individual specific but it should be for all, he demanded.
No one is creating hurdle on the way to united Muslim League, he said adding the real hindrance is self ego and self aggrandizement. We have no confidence on leadership of Mir Zafar Ullah Jamali. Leader should be large hearted, open minded, he remarked.—Online