- Says Pakistan’s desire for peace should not be considered as weakness
ISLAMABAD, October 5: The joint session of parliament was held on Wednesday where Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed those in attendance.
The prime minister in his address said that Burhan Wani’s martyrdom brought Kashmir to the turning point, adding that the valley is boiling like a volcano.
He demanded that Indian atrocities and violation of human rights should end in Kashmir. Prime Minister Nawaz also called for putting an end to the ongoing curfew in the Occupied territory.
The prime minister said that steps should be taken for withdrawal of Indian troops from IoK and political prisoners should be released.
“Pakistan is against war and wants durable peace in the region,” said the prime minister.
He said that Pakistan wants to resolves all issues through negotiations, adding that the entire nation is united for the country’s defence.
“Our desire for peace should be taken as a sovereign nation’s wish,” said the premier.
PM Sharif without naming Narendra Modi referred to his earlier statements, saying those who talk of ending poverty “should know that this competition is not possible with fire and blood”.
“Peace and prosperity can’t bloom on farms sown with seeds of gunpowder,” the premier said, asking the Modi to first end difference between words and actions.
“They can target through pellets eyes of unarmed people, but cannot blind the entire history and humanity,” PM said hitting out at India.
Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah while commending the government for calling the joint session on opposition’s demand said that no compromise could be made on Kashmir.
Speaking at the floor of the House, he said the government should have continuously pressed the world for the resolution of Kashmir dispute, adding that the resolution adopted in the past was not implemented.
“A number of international issues have been resolved, why not the Kashmir dispute,” Shah questioned, noting the Pakistan and India have gone to fight wars over the disputed territory.
He said the neighboring arch-rival was not only waging attacks at the border, but was also striving to alienate Pakistan diplomatically.
Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman said we failed to present the Kashmir issue adequately. He said India was constantly trying to avoid talks on the longstanding dispute, while its forces are continuing to massacre innocent Kashmiri people.
Speaking about continued Indian aggression, he said Pakistan would be bound to use its nukes if it came to its survival, hoping that tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors would not escalate to that level.
In an apparent hit at Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said, “We do not play politics on Kashmir policy”.-Agencies
