Jamaat-i-Islami's Naib Ameer, and Senior Minister in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sirajul Haq, called on JI Ameer, Syed Munawwar Hasan at Mansoora on Saturday afternoon and presented him a report of the priorities in the provincial government. They discussed the over all situation of the country besides the challenges facing the Khyber P government came under discussion.
Speaking on the occasion, the JI Ameer said all the parliamentary parties should make collective efforts to solve the problems before the Federal and the provincial governments. He noted that the US presence in the region and terrorism are the biggest issue of the country and added that terrorism could not be controlled without the US withdrawal from the region. He pointed out that drone attacks are causing an upsurge in the terrorism.
Sirajul Haq told the JI Ameer that restoration of peace and end to load shedding are the top priorities of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, adding that the situation demanded a co-operation of the Federal Government on this score. He said the Khyber P government would fully cooperate with the centre in eliminating terrorism.
He said that the law and order is also a big issue which is not merely an issue concerning the police force alone. This is a political issue and must be solved on political lines. He added that the roots of the law-and-order issue lay on the both sides of the Pak-Afghan border and the Federal and the provincial governments should jointly seek its solution.