Pakistan’s security is an internal issue: Fazl

FAISALABAD: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said Thursday that Pakistan’s security was the country’s internal issue and there should be no foreign interference on this matter.

Speaking to reporters, the JUI-F chief said the Taliban were ready for a ceasefire if the government took the initiative.

Fazl also said that the Balochistan issue should be resolved through dialogue. “An All Parties Conference should be called immediately over the Balochistan issue and dialogue should be initiated with Baloch militants.”

The JUI-F chief told reporters that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif conveyed the aspirations of the Pakistani people in his meeting with US President Obama.

“For the first time the public and private sentiment was the same.”

Maulana Fazlur Rehman added that as a tactic to divide Muslims, some were labeled as terrorists and others as enlightened.