Islamabad: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday blamed Punjab government for harboring Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants and said that he has directed Punjab government to take stern action against the outlawed outfits.
Giving a speech in Senate session, the interior minister said that if the provincial government of Punjab, led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) would not take action against the militants then he would himself raid the hideouts.
“The central headquarters of Jhangvi is in Punjab while their sub-headquarters is in Karachi,” he said adding that almost 30 terrorists belonging to LeJ, Jaish Mohammad and Sipah-i-Sahaba were arrested in Karachi.
He stayed firm on his earlier statement of warning Karachiities of more violence in the city and said that the miscreant elements were planning to disrupt peace in the metropolis.
Responding to the Quetta attack, he said that the attacks were not carried out by the Taliban instead they were carried out after a call from Switzerland.
“Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and Balochistan Liberation Army are united and destabilizing the province,” he added.
Malik further added that his ministry had sent three terror alerts to the provincial government before the Kirani road attack.
“First alert was issued on January 27, second on February 1 and the third on February 5.”
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