ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 (INP): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator, Farhatullah Babar has said that it is frightening that both the Foreign Office and the Parliament are in the dark about the terms of reference of the Islamic Military Alliance even three weeks after it was formally launched in Riyadh and defence ministers of member countries met to finalize its strategy and future plans. He stated this on Friday while taking part in discussion on the admitted adjournment motion moved by Senator Sherry Rehman regarding the key commitments made by the government to the coalition without taking the part into confidence. Farhatullah Babar said that the FO talks of the four domains of the alliance including military also but has no clue of what exact role the military will play in the enterprise. Reading out from the press talk of the FO Spokesman he said that the Spokesman had no information and "asked the authorities for more details". Who is that authority beyond the FO and the Parliament which is privy to details of engagement in the four listed domains particularly the military, he asked and warned against consequences of engaging in a military conflict in the Middle East. "We have already burnt our fingers in conflict in Afghanistan; let us not burn ourselves totally by engaging in a military conflict in the Middle East". He said that according to official statement about the purpose of Riyadh meeting was 'to outline coalition's strategy'. The military commander further stated that it 'encompasses four key areas of ideology, communications, counter terrorism financing and military to fight terrorism', he said. Farhatullah Babar said that first the Foreign Minister assured that Pakistan will not join without first agreeing on terms of reference of alliance. But then in unexplained haste and relaxing all rules forbidding such appointment before completion of two years of retirement the former army chief was sent as head of the military coalition. But even after the defence ministers have actually met and supposedly finalized the terms and the alliance formally launched no one seemed to know what the terms were, he said. It only strengthens the perception that invisible and un-accountable ghosts were running all policies. He said that within days of the Riyadh meeting the former strongman Yemen Abdullah Saleh who tilting towards Saudi Arabia was brutally murdered. This should serve as a warning of conflict spiraling and dragging Pakistan in the quicksand of Middle East. INP/SB/AK