Quetta - Chairman Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi Wednesday urged opposition leaders not to speak the language of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by blaming state of Pakistan and holding public rallies and rather initiate debate in the Parliament. 

Talking to media in Quetta where a grenade was blast earlier in the day, Afridi said that the enemy has once again tried to destabilise Balochistan by a grenade attack which was an act of cowardice but asserted that the enemy would fail in its evil designs. 

He also visited the site of grenade attack and met those injured in the attack. 

He said that those who had been looting rich resources of the country for decades were now trying to fool the people again by launching an anti government movement in the garb of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). 

“We will allow the opposition to hold rallies but the opposition leaders must realise that it is time to get united and fight the expansionist designs of India,” he said. 

He said the international media was calling Narendra Modi as a fascist, the opposition needed to stand by the government and help project the cause of Kashmir. 

He said that in wake of India’s worst defeat in Ladakh, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Nawaz Sharif and other opposition leaders must stop blaming state institutions as this is enemy’s agenda to blame the state institutions. 

He said while Pakistani narrative was getting popular on Kashmir, the opposition leaders had started to blame the armed forces dancing on tune of the enemy. 

He argued that when in power, Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zaradri never speak against the state of Pakistan but they only speak the language of India whenever they are out of power. 

He said that the people would not be fooled again by the corrupt politicians who have kept Pakistanis deprived of its resources since past four decades. 

“Prime Minister Imran Khan has been active in restoring the pride and self belief of Pakistanis and such acts of terrorism can’t deter our resolve to revive Pakistan into a vibrant and thriving economic power of the world,” he added. 

Shehryar Afridi said Balochistan development is a test for the coalition government and Prime Minister Imran Khan would leave no stone unturned to develop Balochistan into an attractive investment and tourism hub of the region. 

He said that Pakistan was heading towards a positive trajectory and Imran Khan had foiled the evil designs of the enemy. 

Without naming Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leaders, Shehryar Afridi said those who wanted to fool the Pashtuns with the slogans of Lar Bar were actually trying to destabilise Pakistan on whims of the enemy. 

He said that such elements have been exposed time and again and no one can divide Pakistani nation on ethnic, linguistic, religious or sectarian lines. 

Earlier, while addressing a seminar titled ‘Dukhtran-e-Pakistan Conference for National Integration’ held here at Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University Quetta, Shehryar Khan Afridi said that daughters of Balochistan are pride of Pakistan. 

“Fifth generation hybrid war has been imposed upon us and women have to play a leading role in thwarting the enemies’ designs by projecting the true image of Pakistan,” he said. 

He said the enemy was confusing the Balochistan people in the name of deprivations and economic disparities and in the garb of ethnic, religious and sectarian divisions.

Quoting examples of services of women from Islamic history, Shehryar Afridi urged young female students to play a bridging role between various groups of the society and urge for peace, development, education and economic empowerment.

He urged the students to project true image of Pakistan and Balochistan through writing blogs and articles and act as social media activists.