[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Two major opposition parties criticise khan for showing haste

India’s decision to cancel bilateral foreign minister-level talks with Pakistan has provided fuel to the opponents of cricketer turned politician Imran Khan. Two major opposition parties have held the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government responsible for the diplomatic debacle and questioned the “haste being shown by Prime Minister Imran Khan in making efforts to mend fences with India”.

According to Dawn, the leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) allege that the government has not done its homework and assessed the situation before approaching India for a meeting. They have termed Pakistan’s offer for talks through Prime Minister Imran Khan’s letter to his Indian counterpart a “misstep”.

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However, Prime Minister Imran Khan also chose to react through his twitter page.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]PML-N President and Opposition Leader Shahbaz Sharif has called on the international community to take notice of the jingoistic statement of the Indian army chief, while stating that “Pakistan is more than capable of defending and responding to any aggression by New Delhi”.

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He further said, “Giving them (India) too much reflects haste on our part to mend fences with India,” adding that he was not against normalisation of relations but “dignity must be maintained”.

Mr Asif regretted that Prime Minister Imran Khan had written the letter in which he “talked about terrorism”. He said, “They (US and India) raised all kinds of allegations against Pakistan and you are talking about terrorism (in the letter). This is a sign of weakness (on our part),” Mr Asif said, while criticising Mr Khan for stating in the letter that “Pakistan remains ready to discuss terrorism”.

The former foreign minister also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that “he is playing to the gallery” as part of election campaign in his country. He claimed that the PML-N government had always found India’s attitude “unrealistic and obstructive”.

Similarly, PPP Vice-President and the country’s former ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman said the government should have done its homework before approaching India for a meeting, especially after the initial response.

“Right now, however the Indian Govt and Army chief response is both immature and irresponsible. What are they threatening Pakistan about?” she questioned. “They have crossed all diplomatic norms and protocols to emerge as a belligerent nuclear power that is only looking to externalise its own extremisms,” writes Ms Rehman on her official Twitter page.

On Friday, India had called off a meeting between Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar cited “unclean intentions” on Pakistan’s side.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]