PML-N Pushed to Clarify Nawaz Sharif’s Meeting With Afghan NSA
The meeting has taken place when Afghanistan has taken an antagonistic position against Pakistan after its government has become vulnerable to the Taliban following the farewell of US troops
The meeting between Pakistan Muslim League – N (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif and Afghan National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Hamdullah Mohib garnered criticism and the government officials, journalists and social media users sought an explanation from the party.
They argued that the meeting has taken place when Afghanistan has taken an antagonistic position against Pakistan after its government has become vulnerable to the Taliban following the farewell of US troops.
Afghanistan’s State Minister for Peace Sayed Sadat Naderi was also part of the meeting. The press release said that the leaders discussed matters of mutual interest.
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However, the development turned adversarial as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders as well as prominent journalists including Nasim Zehra also raised the question on meeting of Nawaz Sharif with Afghan NSA.
The government officials including Federal Science Minister Shibli Faraz, Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari, and Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry accused the PML-N chief of going against the grain and meeting the enemies of Pakistan.
Nothing new.Nawaz sharif has always kept company of enemies of Pakistan,be it Jindal or Modi. & now Hamd Mohid who called Pakistan a “ brothel”. It’s a shame NS is so insensitive to national self respect.AJK elections tomo people will respond in kind & vote against his party https://t.co/2gRuFJiaWl
— Senator Shibli Faraz (@shiblifaraz) July 24, 2021
“Matters of mutual interest”? Seriously? After Mohib referred to Pak – not PTI govt but r country – as a ” brothel”, common RAW interest can only be to attack Pak. Such shameless self-interest of Sharif to preserve looted wealth & country be damned. & Maryam’s retweet support pic.twitter.com/JR8fcRy0Lu
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) July 24, 2021
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry expressed that allowing Nawaz Sharif to fly abroad was dangerous because such people become part of the international conspiracies.
“Nawaz Sharif’s meeting with Hamdullah Mohib, RAW’s biggest ally in Afghanistan, is an example of such an action”, he added.
نواز شریف کو پاکستان سےباہر بھیجنا اس لئے خطرناک تھا کہ ایسے لوگ بین الاقوامی سازشوں میں مددگار بن جاتے ہیں نواز شریف کی افغانستان میں RAW کے سب سے بڑے حلیف حمداللہ محب سے ملاقات ایسی ہی کاروائ کی مثال ہے، مودی ، محب یا امراللہ صالح ہر پاکستان دشمن نواز شریف کا قریبی دوست ہے
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 24, 2021
The information minister went on to say that every enemy of Pakistan including Modi, Mohib, or Amrullah Saleh was a close friend of PML-N chief.
Similarly, the ministers also highlighted that Afghan NSA had called Pakistan a ‘brothel’.
Senior journalist Nasim Zehra also ranged herself with the government officials and asked PML-N leaders to publicize the details of the meeting.
Fmr PM-@NSCAfghan is ok but at a time when #Afghanistan govt is in an aggressive mode agst Pakistan @NawazSharifMNS owes an explanation re the reason & content of the mtg. Details of this meeting must be publicly shared with #Pakistan – PMLn leaders must make the contents public https://t.co/uxz6IZf3Fj
— Nasim Zehra (@NasimZehra) July 24, 2021
Pakistani social media users, including analyst Khawar Ghumman, were also displeased with the meeting and called for PML-N to give a clarification on it.
Since last night I’m trying to figure out what are precisely objectives @NawazSharifMNS wanted to achieve by this meeting. @CMShehbaz may shed some light on the possible outcomes of this meeting. Is there any formal clarification from @pmln_org in this regard??? pic.twitter.com/zhC98WV4ef
— Khawar Ghumman (@Ghummans) July 24, 2021
After heavy criticism, PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz Sharif responded with a tweet, labeling the meeting as Nawaz Sharif’s ideology of peaceful relations with neighbors.
Pakistan’s peaceful existence with its neighbours is the very foundation of Nawaz Sharif’s ideology for which he has worked tirelessly. pic.twitter.com/DqgLtNcLLI
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) July 24, 2021
