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The Pakistan Army8217;s concerns about rapidly deteriorating law and order across the country have been conveyed to President Asif Ali Zardari by army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani,who has called for urgent steps to deal with the situation.
Kayani told Zardari about the military8217;s concerns yesterday shortly after he chaired a meeting of the army8217;s corps commanders.
During the conference,the army8217;s top brass reviewed the internal security situation in the wake of a series of devastating terror attacks against Shias in Quetta and Karachi that killed nearly 250 people. Kayani met Zardari to 8220;communicate the disquiet among his commanders about the security situation spiralling out of control8221;,the Dawn newspaper quoted its sources as saying.
He expressed concern over the 8220;rapidly deteriorating8221; situation and sought 8220;urgent steps8221; to deal with the issue.
A brief statement issued by the presidency only said Kayani and Zardari had discussed the security situation but did not give details.
Reports in several Pakistani dailies said the army chief used the meeting to tell Zardari about the concerns of his commanders over the worsening law and order situation in Karachi,the countrys financial hub.
On Wednesday,Kayani had visited Karachi to assess the situation in the city where sectarianism attacks on the minority Shia sect have added a new dimension to continuing violence that has claimed scores of lives since last year.
Media reports said that during his meeting with Zardari,Kayani discussed the recent attacks on Shias in Quetta and Karachi and an operation against the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi,which has claimed most of the attacks.
Kayani spoke about the 8220;improper and inefficient8221; use of civilian law enforcement agencies by the federal and provincial governments in dealing with terrorism,the Dawn quoted sources in the presidency as saying.
