DUBAI: Former president General (retd) Pervaiz Musharraf on Monday said that PML-N lifetime head and the then PM Nawaz Sharif ordered to withdraw forces from Kargil in 1999 on orders of the United States (US). “Pakistan’s forces had the upper hand on five points in Kargil, but Nawaz opted to withdraw forces after New Delhi […]
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Fazlur Rehman calls for probe into Nawaz’s comments
LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman on Monday demanded investigation into former PM Nawaz Sharif’s recent comments on the 2008 Mumbai attacks. “Nawaz’s comments must be properly investigated. He has held the office thrice, so his statements must be taken seriously,” Fazlur Rehman said while speaking to media after visiting Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal to […]
State media censors PM Abbasi’s presser on NSC meeting
ISLAMABAD: State-owned Pakistan Television (PTV) censored Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s press conference on the NSC meeting called over ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s recent comments regarding the 2008 Mumbai attacks. PM Abbasi held a press conference in Islamabad and briefed the media about the National Security Committee (NSC) conference and also his meeting with former premier […]
Nawaz leaked details of Ajmal Kasab’s whereabouts to India, claims Sheikh Rasheed
LAHORE: Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rasheed claimed that former PM Nawaz Sharif handed India and Reuters news agency a detailed account of Ajmal Kasab’s location, while he also termed Nawaz’s recent comments on Mumbai attacks “a conspiracy against national security.” “Nawaz Sharif’s statements regarding the Mumbai attacks is a conspiracy against the national security. […]
NSC meeting to discuss ‘misleading’ statements on Mumbai attacks
ISLAMABAD: A National Security Committee (NSC) meeting will be held on Monday to discuss ‘misleading’ media statements regarding the Mumbai attacks among other issues, an ISPR statement said earlier today. According to DG Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi would chair an NSC meeting on Monday to discuss […]
Nawaz’s words taken out of context, says Shehbaz
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that Nawaz Sharif’s recent quotes regarding the Mumbai Attacks were taken out of context. In an interview with Dawn newspaper, Nawaz had said: “Militant organisations are active. Call them non-state actors, should we allow them to cross the border and kill […]