INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
National Security Committee was underway at the Prime Minister House under the chair of PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to discuss the controversial
statement of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif regarding the Mumbai attacks.The military leadership has taken a serious notice of contents
of an interview given by the PML-N leader.In a Twitter statement on Sunday, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major
General Asif Ghafoor said that the meeting would be held today (Monday)
interior minister, finance minister, chairman joint chiefs of staff committee, three services chiefs, national security adviser, DG ISI and
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"Unfortunately, a section of Pakistani electronic and social media has intentionally or unintentionally not only validated but has lent
credence to the malicious propaganda of Indian media without going through the full facts of the statement," a party spokesman said.The
He said after all, it was Nawaz Sharif who resisting all pressures took the most important and most difficult decision on national security
in Pakistan s history by making the country a nuclear power in May 1998.The spokesman added that Nawaz's comments about Shahbaz Sharif's
role in the party's election campaign are also being misinterpreted
"Mian Shahbaz Sharif is the elected President of PML-N and, in this capacity, he is already at the forefront of theelection campaign, taking
the PTI Chairman Imran Khan said Nawaz was the modern day Mir Jafar, who collaborated with the British to enslave his nation for personal
To try protect his wrongdoings he is not only willing to destroy all Pak state institutions, including army, NAB, SC, but also the future
the British to enslave his nation for personal gains
Leader in Senate Sherry Rehman slammed Nawaz Sharif for his statement and said it backed Modi's stance
"The PPP rejects Nawaz Sharif's statement and stance (on Mumbai attacks)
Is he (Nawaz) an analyst that he's giving out such statements" she questioned.She said questions were being raised all around the world
following Nawaz's remarks
"Why didn't Nawaz also say that Pakistan tried (very) hard to cooperate with India in the Mumbai trials" she added.Former interior minister
and PPP Senator Abdul Rehman Malik held India responsible for the Mumbai attacks, saying the incident had been engineered to divert world
attention from the violation of human rights in Kashmir.Rehman Malik said in a statement that Pakistan played no role in the incident
resolution against Hafiz Saeed who was found 'not' involved in this attack."He called upon Nawaz Sharif to withdraw his statement that
created a false impression about Pakistan's role
He also advised Nawaz to take a briefing to mark difference between "state actors and non-state actors".He said Nawaz Sharif's statement was
totally different from the PPP's point of view on the subject
Another senior PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira said the controversial statement of Nawaz Sharif is sorrowful and treacherous
Talking to a private TV channel, Kaira said that Nawaz was trying to fight the key national institutions.The PML-Q leader and former deputy
prime minister Pervaiz Elahi said Nawaz has stooped to commit treason with Pakistan for hiding his corruption
Pervaiz Elahi said selfish elements engaged in hatching conspiracies against Pakistan and its institutions with the help of their foreign
patrons should not forget that 200 million patriotic people of Pakistan will foil their every evil attempt and plan
He said that while speaking against Pakistan and its institutions, Nawaz should remember he has attained this status because of this
country.Former federal minister Muhammad Ali Durrani said the Cabinet Committee on Defence and National Security should put bar on the prime
minister, ministers and all government functionaries from meeting or having contact with Nawaz and legal proceedings must be initiated
against him under Official Secret Act
