ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday criticized the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for its effort to make Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s tour to Indian for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting contentious.
Replying to the PTI criticism of the FM, Shehbaz Sharif said: “It is deeply troubling how the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf tried to create a controversy around Islamabad’s participation in the SCO’s meeting in Goa, India”.
Shehbaz Sharif criticizes PTI and Imran Khan
“It should not be surprising though as Imran Khan Niazi has had no qualms regarding imperiling Pakistan’s vital foreign policy interests in the past too. This is what they (PTI) did when they were in power,” he said.
It is deeply troubling how the PTI tried to generate a controversy around Pakistan's participation in the SCO's meeting in India. It shouldn't be surprising though as Imran Niazi has had no qualms about imperiling the country's vital foreign policy interests in the past too. This…
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) May 6, 2023
After his arrival to Pakistan, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Islamabad’s decision to attend the moot in Goa, India was to maintain its presence at every platform, raise voice for the people of Kashmir and give a suitable response to the one-sided narrative of New Delhi to declare every Muslim a terrorist.
The Minister his trip was very successful as he presented Islamabad’s point of view on issue of Kashmir and other matters clearly and firmly. He was the first high-profile Pakistani official to visit India in last 12 years.
After the FM’s plan to visit India, the PTI started criticizing Bilawal Bhutto, saying it would be disrespectful to the sacrifices made by the people of Kashmir.
PTI leader and former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said in a Twitter post that prioritizing cooperation with New Delhi while pushing the Kashmir issue aside was part of a global agenda.
As Bilawal landed in Pakistan, another PTI leader Asad Umar said that he had earned nothing but humiliation during his trip to India.
