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No consensus in sight on Pak terror war policy

Joint session to resume on Monday

I1IE Dawn, Islamabad
If the government alms at creating a national consensus on its strategy in the "war on terror" through the joint session of parliament, it seems to have failed in its objective as all opposition groups have been expressing dissatisfaction with the briefing and the quality of answers to their questions.
i lowcver, the onus of giving solid and unwavering suggestions for formulation of a new strategy on the war on terror rests with the opposition when they start speaking on Monday the third day of the incamerasession.
The PML-N's parliamentary leader, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan,
called upon the government to summon former president Pervez Musharraf to the session to tell the parliament about the “rules of engagement" agreed upon with Washington.
He said his party would not take part in the question-answer session as it was not satisfied with the for mat of the briefing so far. "We want the parliament to be briefed on an umbrella strategy to replace the existing policy."
The parliamentary group leaders had agreed in a meeting with Speaker Fehmida Mirza that a general debate would follow the briefing and every lawmaker would be allowed a certain amount of time to speak and forward suggestions for the formulation of a new strat-
egy
A unanimous resolution containing recommendations on the basis of suggestions made by the lawmakers is likely to be adopted before prorogation, sources said.
On suggestions from legislators, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani promised to brief legislators after consulting his party.
President Asif Ali Zardari has in the meantime convened a meeting of the PPP's centra) executive committee on Friday. It will also be attended by the prime minister, ostensibly to discuss deliberations of the joint sitting.
Those who spoke or put up questions during the proceedings included Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, PML-Q's Faisal Saleh Hayat, leader
of Opposition in the Senate Kamil Ali Agha, Munir Orakzai (Fata), Senator Khurshid Ahmed (JI), Mauiana FazJur Rehman (JUI-F) Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao (PPP-S), Leader of House in tne Senate Mian Raza Rabbani and Asfandyar Wali Kiran (ANP).
Meanwhile, Information Minister Sherry Rehman has described the session as a new chapter for democracy.
"The ongoing briefing session for the parliamentarians is a step towards strengthening the democratic system as it is aimed at taking public representatives on board on the most important challenge the country is currently facing,' said Sherry Rehman while talking to the media onThursday.