AMID escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack and India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stepped in to advise his brother, current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on the need for a diplomatic approach to ease the growing crisis, ‘The Express Tribune’ reported. Following India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan from London to help his brother the Prime Minister. After his arrival, Sharif had advised PM Shehbaz Sharif to ease tension diplomatically after he briefed the PML-N supremo. on the decisions taken by the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting in the wake of the suspension of the IWT by India. It was said that Sharif wanted the PML-N-led coalition Government to utilise all available diplomatic resources to restore peace between the two nuclear-armed states, saying he was not keen on taking an aggressive position, ‘The Express Tribune’ reported. Earlier in 2023, Nawaz Sharif had underlined the importance of having good relations with India and said that his Government was ousted in 1999 because he opposed the Kargil war. According to ‘The News International’, Nawaz had said that PML-N always performed well but was always ousted from power. “I want to know why my Governments were overthrown in 1993 and 1999.

 

Was it because we opposed the Kargil war,” Nawaz had said. Nawaz Sharif was the Prime Minister of Pakistan when his Government was overthrown in a coup d’etat on October 12, 1999. Last year, Nawaz also admitted that Pakistan had ‘violated’ an agreement with India in 1999.

 

 

THE Pakistan Government and its Army have found themselves at the receiving end of their citizens and Parliamentarians, after getting beaten in the war of nerves with their Indian counterpart and also losing face globally, over their brazen support to terror. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif faced major embarrassment after a Parliamentarian in his country called him out over his “cowardice”, saying the former couldn’t stand up to his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi. The video of the Pakistani lawmaker making personal remarks on the Sharif has gone viral on social media and is evoking many likes and comments. “Pakistan PM is a coward, he can’t even take the name of Narendra Modi,” the MP is heard saying in the video. He made the statement while speaking in Pakistan Parliament, a day after its Army launched a volley of missiles and drones on India, however, utterly failing to hit any intended targets. This is not the first time that the Pakistan PM has found himself in the crosshairs of the public. Recently, Sharif was trolled by citizens when he addressed a press conference after India hit multiple targets inside Pakistan. Many netizens poked fun at him and mocked his “weak” appearance and body language. “PM Shahbaz is looking underconfident and weak, it’s not a good look. Just saying,” a Pakistani X user posted. On Thursday, a Pakistani Parliamentarian elicited national attention as he sought Allah’s blessings for saving their lives, in the wake of growing hostilities with India.