Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rashid has asked the United States and Taliban to leave Pakistan alone as it can’t afford anymore drone and suicide attacks.
He said the PTI chief Imran Khan should not play with the fire because sometimes these things prove counterproductive. He said Imran Khan after raising slogans of blocking the Nato supplies in Peshawar came back to Bani Gala in his Prado. He said he is quite confident that the PTI will never block the Nato supplies.
“Imran Khan’s heart is with the Taliban, while his sword is with the US,” the minister said while talking to media persons here at a local hotel after a ceremony.
He said many participants of the PTI’s sit-in in Peshawar were ministers in the Pervez Musharraf’s government. He said Sheikh Rashid used to call Musharraf ‘Murshid’, adding that the words which he used don’t suit him.
He said the government does not want to create difficulties for the Pakistanis living in Nato countries by deteriorating our relations with the Nato countries.
The minister said Pakistan don’t want to fight with anyone including the United States and Taliban. He said the PML-N government was against the drone strikes from day one and the party’s leadership has conveyed Pakistan’s point of view about the drones at the world forums. He said the government wants to resolve the drones issue through diplomatic channels. He said all the problems are solved only through diplomatic channels throughout the world.
Pervaiz Rashid said the government wants friendly relations with all the neighbouring countries which is in the benefit of everyone.
To a question, he said proceedings against former president General (R) Pervez Musharraf have started and now the matter is in the court. He said the PML-N government has never started proceedings against anyone for taking revenge.
Meanwhile, talking to a news channel, Pervaiz Rashid said the anger of the Pakistani people on drone strikes is justified as these attacks are against the country’s solidarity.
The minister said like other problems, the issue of drone strikes has also been given to the PML-N in legacy, adding that this problem will have to be resolved through diplomatic channels.
He said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government by staging sit-ins could not hide its failures. He said the KP government which is running with the financial assistance of the US is protesting against the US which is ‘hypocrisy’. He said the government will not rest until the drone attacks are halted permanently.