Pakistani Senators pass resolution against US action in Syria

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Talking to reporters at the Parliament House, head of Senate’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Mushahid Hussain and member Haji Adeel Ahmed said the body in the in-camera session unanimously adopted a resolution condemning any military aggression against Syria by any country, including the United States. He said the body opposed any military solution of the Syrian issue and recommended that the issue should be resolved in accordance with the will of the Syrians rather than imposing any military solution upon them. Hussain added that due to various conflicts Middle East could not afford any new war in the region that would benefit none. The body, he said, also condemned the use of chemical weapons against the innocent civilians, regardless of “whoever used it”. Adeel said the body also condemned the Pakistanis fighting in Syria against the Syrian government, adding that Syria should not be transformed into another Afghanistan. However, he noted that no official information on the Pakistanis fighting in Syria was provided to the committee. He said that after the United Kingdom, Pakistani parliament was the first ever platform where a senate’s body passed resolution on Syrian issue. He said further the committee also understood the need of adopting important measures and re-tracking the policy towards Afghanistan and suggested to maintain good terms with neighboring country in real manner. Hussain said that by September 9, the committee is leaving for Kabul on a three-day visit for parliamentary negotiations, and that is first-ever defence level visit between the two countries./149