Miscreants who damaged properties have links with India: Atta Tarar.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday alleged that a handful of miscreants, who damaged military installations and government properties, were in touch with the Indian ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

'They entered the residence of Crops Commander. Their mischievous acts were celebrated by the BJP and the RSS by distributing sweets,' Atta Tarar, who was flanked by Pakistan Muslime League-Nawaz leader Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha , told a news conference.

'It was not difficult for the state to crush these elements but it showed restraint [on Tuesday].'

He said people did not come out in large numbers in favour of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan after he was arrested in the Al-Qadir Trust case. 'There were only a few small groups of around 50 people (each), who gave an impression that they are launching a campaign against the national security institutions, inside as well as outside the country.

'These individuals have been identified. They will be spared and will face [courts] in terrorism-related cases. They will also not get any job or visa. They will also be not issued character certificates,' he added.

Atta Tarar said the handful of insurgents were indeed a minority wing of the RSS, operating in Pakistan which through its mischievous activities was trying to defame the country internationally.

He said there was nothing illegal in Imran Khan's arrest as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had served several call-up notices to him to submit his reply in the Al Qadir Trust case but he never did that and so had to be arrested.

'It is clear now that Imran Niazi is totally a...