Federal Law Minister Mola Bux Chandio on Thursday said an army operation could not restore peace in Karachi rather it would indicate the collective failure of political parties. "Political leadership will have to deal with this issue and resolve it in the interest of democracy," the minister said while addressing a press conference at the Circuit House here.
Chandio said all political parties would have to accept the responsibility for ending violence in Karachi. "The Sindh government alone cannot prevail upon the situation and all stakeholders will have to unite in this cause to stop the violence" he added. He said Karachi's political and economic stability was indispensable for democracy and development in the country.
To a question, he did not rule out the possibility of involvement of a foreign hand in city's violence. The federal minister said the MQM quit the government at a time when law and order situation in Sindh was not favourable for such a move.
"It is the need of time that we work together for restoring normalcy back to Karachi," he added. He said after 2008 general elections the PPP was under pressure not to take the MQM into coalition. "But President Zardari in the spirit of reconciliation formed the government with the MQM," he added. He accused PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif of paving way for another dictatorship.