ISLAMABAD
Former Speaker National Assembly and senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser has demanded that the Prime Minister apologise to the nation for hurting public sentiments over the issue of Palestine.
Addressing the National Assembly session, he said no decision regarding Palestine would be acceptable unless the will of the Palestinian people was made part of the process. Qaiser stressed that the Haramain Sharifain hold a central place in the faith of Pakistanis, warning that the entire nation would unite to defend them against any threat.
He criticised the government for bypassing parliament on key national issues, and said Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar’s clarification about Shama Junejo had raised more questions. “The Foreign Minister has confirmed she is the PM’s speechwriter, therefore the PM is responsible for her statements,” he said.
Commenting on the Trump peace deal, Qaiser noted that no Muslim leader had endorsed the plan, yet Pakistan’s Prime Minister “in a display of sycophancy” acknowledged it through a tweet. “If the deal was so good, why did the Palestinians reject it?” he asked, adding that more than 60,000 Palestinians have been martyred in Israel’s brutal campaign.
He asserted that the Prime Minister had hurt the emotions of 250 million Pakistanis and must apologise, reiterating that Pakistan would never accept recognition of Israel. “Any peace accord is incomplete without an independent Palestinian state with Al-Quds as its capital,” he declared.
Qaiser also demanded urgent diplomatic efforts for the release of Pakistani citizens detained on the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Referring to PTI founder Imran Khan, he said Khan had always supported the Pakistan-Saudi defence agreement and declared that the Haramain Sharifain must remain above politics. He added that Palestinians today wish Imran Khan were Pakistan’s Prime Minister, as “no one defended their cause at the UN like he did.”
Turning to domestic issues, Qaiser warned that Pakistan’s economy is collapsing, with 26 major international companies having exited the country. He also expressed concern over the situation in Azad Kashmir and former FATA, calling it alarming and condemnable.
He concluded by demanding fresh general elections, saying the country must be freed from an “incompetent government” responsible for economic destruction.
