The coalition government on Wednesday maintained an uncanny silence in the National Assembly over the hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan, despite scathing criticism from Opposition Leader Omar Ayub Khan, who slammed the handling of the attack that shook the nation.
Surprisingly, no one from the federal cabinet bothered to give a policy statement on the incident, even though several key ministers, including Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, newly-inducted Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry and Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, were seen in the house during the opposition leader’s nearly two-hour-long speech.
The opposition leader’s speech formally opened the debate on the March 10 address of President Asif Zardari to the joint sitting of parliament.
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