ISLAMABAD – A meeting chaired by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif was held at the Parliament House to discuss the situation in the country in the wake of Pakistan-India tensions. The meeting was attended by Law Minister Nazir Tarar, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazl Chaudhry, and Minister of State Barrister Aqeel Aqueel.
According to sources, the meeting also deliberated on building national consensus on issues related to national security and talks with the opposition. Parliament is scheduled to meet on May 5. The meeting discussed other issues, including legislation, bringing a resolution against India in the National Assembly and its draft.
Speaking to the media, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the more force India uses, the more force we will respond with. He added that if India took any action against Pakistan and a single Pakistani was targeted in a planned attack by India, then India would be given a befitting reply.
He said that consultations are being held on convening a joint session of Parliament on Pakistan-India tensions, will use every tactic to defend the country, and will give a befitting reply to India.
The Defence Minister said that as time passes The threat of attack is increasing; war will not be started from our side, but if war is imposed, we will respond strongly; India will use as much force as possible. We will respond more forcefully.
The Pakistani government’s efforts to build a national consensus in the context of Pakistan-India tensions and the decision to convene a session of parliament show that the government wants to take decisions by taking all political parties into confidence while keeping national security and national interest in mind.
