This Is Not The Time To Do Politics: Kh Asif

The Parliament should stand behind the Pakistani armed forces, he said, adding that the entire nation is united on the issue of Kashmir.

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 26th February, 2019) Former foreign minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif has said that this is not the time to do politics.

Expressing his views at the National Assembly on Tuesday, Khawaja Asif said that Parliament should become a symbol of national unity.

The Parliament should stand behind the Pakistani armed forces, he said, adding that the entire nation is united on the issue of Kashmir.

“We should not hesitate to help the Kashmiris. This is the time to show national unity,” the PML-N leader said.

The world should get a message that the nation of Pakistan is united.

He said that he had been awaiting the good news by government.

“Was this the good news?” he asked.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan had called an urgent meeting to review security situation in the country after an Indian airstrike.

The meeting lasted for three hours.

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Parvez Khattak and other civilian and military leaders attended the meeting.

The meeting discussed Pakistan’s future course of action following the Indian aggression.

Foreign Minister Qureshi briefed the meeting about the Indian aircrafts targeting camps in Kashmir.

The foreign minister also discussed Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts on international level in view of the tense security situation.