LAHORE, Feb 11: Jamaat-e-Isalmi secretary general Syed Munawar Hasan has taken strong exception to the statement of US Defense Minister Robert Gates that Al-Qaeda and Taliban were a serious threat for Islamabad, terming it a direct intervention in Pakistan's affairs.

According to a statement on Monday, Munawar Hasan said Pakistan is not under threat from Al-Qaeda and Taliban, but from the US and its allies. Munawar also warned that US is nearing a devastating fate due to its cruel and aggressive policies and the dooms day for Washington is not far away.

Munawar said Washington has unleashed a reign of terror and bloodshed all over the globe particularly in the Muslim countries, while millions of innocent civilians were already slain in Afghanistan and Iraq. He said it has now been proved beyond doubt that Jews were involved in 9-11 events and even after that no incident occurred threatening American security, but still Washington continued relentless massacre and destruction of Muslim countries.

Munawar said if Islamabad reversed the policy of supporting US war on terror and withdrew army from tribal areas, peace would be established in the country. He said bomb blasts are a direct response to American war and Islamabad's support in it. He said Pakistan would become a more secure state if Washington stopped backing military dictators.

 
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