Samiul Haq criticizes Asif’s statements

GUJRANWALA: Maulana Samiul Haq has criticized statements by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif regarding the launch of a full-scale military operation if the ceasefire is violated. The Taliban committee member said Asif should refrain from making such statements, adding that peace could not be achieved even if the operation lasted for ten years. Maulana Samiul Haq claimed that Khawaja Asif would run away to London while innocent people would be killed in Pakistan. According to Maulana Samiul Haq they had been successful in opening closed doors and now both committees would sit face-to-face.