Missing persons: Arrival of UN team angers MPs

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Missing persons: Arrival of UN team angers MPs

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Members of the National Assembly have termed the arrival of UN team against Pakistans sovereignty.

11 September,2012 07:58 am

The arrival of UN team to probe missing persons issue in the Pakistan has sparked heated debate in the National Assembly on Monday.Speaking on a point of order PML-Q member Raza Hayat Hiraj severely criticised the team for interfering in the country’s internal matters.“The permission granted to this team seems to be a step towards self-determination for Balochistan as this team will file a biased report,” he said.However, some coalition members were of the view that UN mission need no permission to come to Pakistan and probe the missing persons issue. They said that their visit pose no threat to Pakistan.Meanwhile, Fauzia Ijaz of MQM said that inviting of UN team to Pakistan is a conspiracy against the sovereignty of the country.