Islamabad:
Three-time Pakistan Prime Minister and founder of the ruling political party, Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif has advised his younger brother and current Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, to utilise all available diplomatic resources to restore peace with India, insisting that he is against taking an aggressive position.
Both brothers met in Lahore on Sunday evening, with Shehbaz briefing Nawaz Sharif about the decisions taken by his government against India after the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting, especially in the wake of India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following the Pahalgam attack.
IANS Sources said that Shehbaz Sharif detailed how his government has reciprocated New Delhi’s measures and also closed its airspace for India. He also briefed about the country’s preparedness to respond to any aggression by India with greater response.
“PM Shehbaz told his elder brother and party founder that India’s unilateral decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty had heightened the risk of a war in the region,” the source stated.
Nawaz Sharif advised PM Shehbaz not to take any aggressive position on the matter and use diplomatic channels to ease tensions.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has called on India to form an international commission, with officials from countries including the United States, Russia, China and Britain to investigate the Pahalgam attack.”
