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Our foreign policy weak, why are we lonely: Opposition leader flays Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif found himself cornered during a joint parliament session on Wednesday. Questioning why five countries boycotted the Saarc summit which was to be held in Islamabad, opposition leader Khursheed Shah said Pakistan should have pre-empted the development.
Even as Sharif tried to put up a brave face+ in the joint session of parliament - one that was boycotted by Tehreek-e-Insaf's Imran Khan - by praising terrorist Burhan Wani and blaming India for ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir, his government was questioned on numerous front by the opposition leader. "Why is our foreign policy so weak, why are we lonely?" asked Shah. "We have to realise our mistakes and choose better path for the future. Our policies have led to this stage, where Bangladesh is also against us."
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif during a joint parliament session. (Image sourced from PTV footage on Dawn.com)
The senior PPP leader then trained his guns on the issue of the cancelled Saarc summit. "They (India) have tried to isolate us diplomatically. The Saarc conference is before you. Five countries that refused to attend it. We should have preempted such developments."
Pakistan refused to accept the obvious boycott when Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh followed India in pulling back from the summit in Islamabad. Shah's comments then clearly show Pakistan that it is indeed looking at global and regional isolation. But as with most factors in Pakistani politics, reference to Kashmir was once again used for mileage. "We all are united for Kashmir as per PPP's fundamental policy. We have a firm believe that Kashmiris will get their rights. The victory will be of Kashmiris and Pakistan,"said Shah, but not before inadvertently referring to Kulbushan Jadhav - an Indian prisoner in Pakistan accused of being a spy - as Kulbushan Wani. The reference to Wani - a terrorist killed by Indian forces in Jammu and Kashmir - drew laughter from fellow parliamentarians.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...r-flays-Nawaz-Sharif/articleshow/54698744.cms
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif found himself cornered during a joint parliament session on Wednesday. Questioning why five countries boycotted the Saarc summit which was to be held in Islamabad, opposition leader Khursheed Shah said Pakistan should have pre-empted the development.
Even as Sharif tried to put up a brave face+ in the joint session of parliament - one that was boycotted by Tehreek-e-Insaf's Imran Khan - by praising terrorist Burhan Wani and blaming India for ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir, his government was questioned on numerous front by the opposition leader. "Why is our foreign policy so weak, why are we lonely?" asked Shah. "We have to realise our mistakes and choose better path for the future. Our policies have led to this stage, where Bangladesh is also against us."
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif during a joint parliament session. (Image sourced from PTV footage on Dawn.com)
The senior PPP leader then trained his guns on the issue of the cancelled Saarc summit. "They (India) have tried to isolate us diplomatically. The Saarc conference is before you. Five countries that refused to attend it. We should have preempted such developments."
Pakistan refused to accept the obvious boycott when Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh followed India in pulling back from the summit in Islamabad. Shah's comments then clearly show Pakistan that it is indeed looking at global and regional isolation. But as with most factors in Pakistani politics, reference to Kashmir was once again used for mileage. "We all are united for Kashmir as per PPP's fundamental policy. We have a firm believe that Kashmiris will get their rights. The victory will be of Kashmiris and Pakistan,"said Shah, but not before inadvertently referring to Kulbushan Jadhav - an Indian prisoner in Pakistan accused of being a spy - as Kulbushan Wani. The reference to Wani - a terrorist killed by Indian forces in Jammu and Kashmir - drew laughter from fellow parliamentarians.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...r-flays-Nawaz-Sharif/articleshow/54698744.cms
