Fazlur Rehman berates PTI govt for approving National Security Policy \u201cwithout consulting parliament\u201d
\nnews desk
\nislamabad
\nPakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday said \u201cone person\u2019s opinion\u201d on national matters is not enough.
\n\u201cThe National Security Policy was being formulated, but the parliament was unaware about it,\u201d he said, while addressing an event, a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the public version of the National Security Policy. The full version will remain confidential.
\nThe JUI-F chief said his party had a massive following, lashing out at the government for green-lighting the security policy \u201cwithout any consultations\u201d.
\n\u201cPolitics is the only path to power,\u201d the JUI-F chief said, adding: \u201cThe ulema have to unite for the benefit of the people.\u201d
\nThis is not the first time that the Opposition has critised the government over the NSP. In December, there was a ruckus in the upper house of Parliament, as senators lashed out at the government for not presenting the NSP in the Senate.
\n\u201cWhat sort of a policy is this that the parliament did not get a chance to debate over? The parliament has not even seen this policy,\u201d Senator Sherry Rehman said, chiding the government.
\nThe National Security Committee (NSC) on December 27, 2021, approved Pakistan\u2019s first-ever NSP 2022-2026, and a day later, it received the federal cabinet\u2019s nod as well.
\n\u2018Heading in the right direction\u2019
\nAddressing the launching ceremony of the NSP\u2019s public version in Islamabad yesterday, PM Imran Khan said the nation was now \u201cheaded in the right direction\u201d.
\nThe premier said national security was defined \u201cin the right manner\u201d in the new policy, as Pakistan has only ever had a one-dimensional thought \u2014 \u201cwe only need military security\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fazlur Rehman berates PTI govt for approving National Security Policy \u201cwithout consulting parliament\u201d news desk islamabad Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday said \u201cone person\u2019s opinion\u201d on national matters is not enough. \u201cThe National Security Policy was being formulated, but the parliament was unaware about it,\u201d he said, while addressing an event, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[270,948,3033,3032],"class_list":{"0":"post-238995","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-juif","9":"tag-maulana-fazl-ur-rehman","10":"tag-national-matters","11":"tag-opinion"},"yoast_head":"\n