Punjab governor quits blasting government on Obama’s India trip

[ArsalanKhan21]

Nawaz Sharif is another incompetent ruler ? Bring us back Musharraf !!!

Sarwar, quits after blasting government on Obama’s India trip

Punjab Governor Mohammad Sarwar (Source: Reuters photo)
Lahore | Posted: January 29, 2015 4:05 pm

The governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province resigned on Thursday just days after slamming the Nawaz Sharif government for its “diplomatic failure” to build ties with the US after President Barack Obama’s historic second visit to India.

Punjab Governor Mohammad Sarwar had severely criticised the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for its failure to bring the US president to Pakistan.

“Obama’s visit to India is a failure of the Pakistan government. The second visit of Obama to India is Pakistan’s big failure on foreign affairs front as it should have arranged his visit to Pakistan,” Sarwar said in his statement after Obama’s trip to India.

Obama’s unprecedented second visit to India recently has echoed heavily in Pakistan, a Cold War-era ally of the US. Government sources said that the criticism by Sarwar had disturbed Sharif who demanded an explanation but instead the governor chose to resign.

Sarwar handed over his resignation to President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday night, which has been accepted. Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana Iqbal will serve as acting governor pending a new appointment by the federal government.

Sarwar on Tuesday had said that it was a “diplomatic failure of Pakistan that US President Obama visited India and signed the all-important civil nuclear deal”.

He also criticised Obama for failing to give equal importance to India and Pakistan and not using the opportunity to reduce tensions between the two rivals. Sarwar became governor after renouncing his citizenship of the UK where he had settled several years ago to become a successful businessman and was the first Muslim lawmaker in the British parliament.

Sharif was also upset with Sarwar for meeting with exiled MQM chief Altaf Hussain in London without his consent. Besides, Sarwar has close relations with Sharif’s rivals – PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Husain and Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Tahirul Qadri.

 

[ArsalanKhan21]

Obama ignoring Pakistan a diplomatic failure, says Sarwar - thenews.com.pk

Obama ignoring Pakistan a diplomatic failure, says Sarwar

Meets US consul general, calls for equal treatment of Islamabad & Delhi; envoy praises role of Pakistani people, armed forces in war on terror

Faizan Bangash
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Tuesday said US President Barack Obama’s visit to India and ignoring Pakistan was nothing but our failure at the diplomatic front.

While talking to the media during his visit to Lahore Museum, the governor said Obama must use his influence to ease tension at Pak-India borders. However, he added, the Obama decision not to visit Pakistan, a country which has faced the greatest loss in the war against terrorism, reflected our failure at diplomatic level.

The governor, according to sources, wants Pakistan’s Foreign Office to plead its case more strongly with the US and apprise it of its huge contribution and sacrifices rendered in the war against terrorism.

Having lost more than 50,000 of its soldiers and civilians, and facing a loss of billions of rupees, the governor believes that Pakistan was deprived of its credit when President Obama vowed to support India’s candidature in the United Nations Security Council.

The governor, in a meeting with US Consul General Zark Harkinrider at Governor’s House on Tuesday, also laid stress on treating Pakistan and India on the principle of equality. Ch Sarwar told the envoy that to ensure durable peace in the region, US had to treat Pak-Indian nations equally. He asserted that Pakistan was the only country in the world which rendered greatest sacrifices in the war against terrorism and the political-military hierarchy was on the same page over the issue of purging the country of the menace.

The governor said there was no debate on good or bad Taliban anymore, as the entire nation believed that any step against country’s solidarity was extremism which would be dealt with an iron hand.

Sarwar also said Muslim population around the globe stood around 1.5 billion, but still none of the Muslim countries had been granted a permanent status in the General Assembly. The US consul general hailed the role of Pakistani nation and armed forces against terrorism. He said the US would continue extending cooperation to Pakistan in its resolve to eliminate the menace of terrorism.

 

[root]

They should all shoot themselves like Hitler did they have failed the nation foreign policy has become joke in Pakistan.

 

[ArsalanKhan21]

The Punjab governor resigned after criticizing Nawaz Sharif. Now the government says that they removed the Punjab governor !!! What a joke from stupid gunja !

PM decides to change Governor Punjab Mohammad Sarwar | The News Tribe

PM decides to change Governor Punjab Mohammad Sarwar

LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday decided to change Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, Express News reported.

According to the report, the PM has taken notice of the statement that the Governor Punjab Muhammad Sarwar had given on Tuesday.

In his statement the Governor Punjab had criticized Pakistan Foreign Office over United States (US) President Barack Obama’s recent visit to India and declared it a failure of Pakistan’s foreign policy.

 

[Blue_Eyes]

Why should Obama pay more attention to Pakistan than India?
And why should Nawaz sharif be blamed for obama not visiting Pakistan?
Its his decision and also internal situation of pakistan is not good, and because of that Xi Jinping had also cancelled his visit last year, so its fair, please Don't compare India with Pakistan every now and then on every issue.

 

[root]

Why should Obama pay more attention to Pakistan than India?
And why should Nawaz sharif be blamed for obama not visiting Pakistan?
Its his decision and also internal situation of pakistan is not good, and because of that Xi Jinping had also cancelled his visit last year, so its fair, please Don't compare India with Pakistan every now and then on every issue.

It does matter Pakistan lost an important ally thanks to these Zardari and Nawaz clowns who failed to improve security situation of Pakistan .Country is on the verge of collapse and these politicians are busy filling there Swiss accounts.They should all deserve to be hanged.

 

[SrNair]

Perhaps Obama feared about more aid demands

 

[Established_1965]

No offence but it's actually funny.

 

[BetterPakistan]

Why should Obama pay more attention to Pakistan than India?
And why should Nawaz sharif be blamed for obama not visiting Pakistan?
Its his decision and also internal situation of pakistan is not good, and because of that Xi Jinping had also cancelled his visit last year, so its fair, please Don't compare India with Pakistan every now and then on every issue.

Yeah, you are right we should not compare Pakistan with India because we all know that what exactly was India before and what it is now after that Gujrat badmaash Modi have arrived

I would like to remember you something When NS visited China, the Chinese President signed a 42$ Billion investment MoU with Pakistan.

 

[Blue_Eyes]

Yeah, you are right we should not compare Pakistan with India because we all know that what exactly was India before and what it is now after that Gujrat badmaash Modi have arrived

I would like to remember you something When NS visited China, the Chinese President signed a 42$ Billion investment MoU with Pakistan.

omg, are you a kid?
You dragged the matter from where to where
anyways Let me answer you in your style
just read underlined part again, NS VISITED, and google the meaning of MoUs.

 

[trident2010]

khisyani billi khamba noche ... LoL

 

[anilindia]

Yeah, you are right we should not compare Pakistan with India because we all know that what exactly was India before and what it is now after that Gujrat badmaash Modi have arrived

I would like to remember you something When NS visited China, the Chinese President signed a 42$ Billion investment MoU with Pakistan.

Not a single penny of investment comes till day.

 

[Green Arrow]

This is not the valid excuse at all. He made his mind already 4-5 month ago to resign and he just did it.

 

[BetterPakistan]

omg, are you a kid?
You dragged the matter from where to where
anyways Let me answer you in your style
just read underlined part again, NS VISITED, and google the meaning of MoUs.

Oh I got scared by the way you responded.

Let me tell you something you brainwashed Indian. I didn't dragged anything I just responded you like the way you indians always put your bloody nose here. I know the meaning of MoU's and I know very well what exactly Obama did in India. He was chewing a gum while Modi was telling him about that parade

Not a single penny of investment comes till day.

Yeah, you are right. Not a single penny arrived and will arrive in India while in Pakistan I don't need to ask anything from you I can see myself.

 

[me_itsme]

Oh I got scared by the way you responded.

Let me tell you something you brainwashed Indian. I didn't dragged anything I just responded you like the way you indians always put your bloody nose here. I know the meaning of MoU's and I know very well what exactly Obama did in India. He was chewing a gum while Modi was telling him about that parade



Yeah, you are right. Not a single penny arrived and will arrive in India while in Pakistan I don't need to ask anything from you I can see myself.

Lol yeah your totally right. Such brilliant insight. Pakistan is very lucky to have you.