Objections of opposition on recent legislation passed by joint sitting of the parliament are baseless: Farogh Naseem
ISLAMABAD, Nov 19 (SABAH): Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Dr. Muhammad Farogh Naseem says objections of opposition on the recent legislation passed by the joint sitting of the parliament are baseless.
Addressing a news conference along with Parliamentary Secretary Maleeka Ali Bukhari at the Press Information Department (PID) in Islamabad on Friday, he said opposition parties have opposed bills on electoral reforms without reading them. He said government has made this legislation in wider interest of the nation. The Minister said opposition is politicizing the matter of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Dr. Farogh Naseem said the matters related to national security must be discussed and criticized keeping in view the national security concerns and senitivities. He said the opposition unfortunately has been hell bent on sabotaging the legislative process.
Farogh Nasim said that a bill passed by the joint sitting of Parliament related to Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav is not person-specific and said that it is a “national security” issue.
Clarifying the government’s view on the matter, Farogh Nasim urged the Opposition to consider Pakistan’s national security matters and not make it an issue.
“This is Pakistan’s red line. India would have gone to the ICJ and filed a contempt case against us. The Modi government could have also approached the UN Security Council had we not provided Kulbhshan right to review,” the minister added.
Farogh Nasim said the bill is not person-specific and would be applied to all those who fill the criteria.
Reacting to a statement made by an Opposition leader that the US does not accept the decisions of the ICJ, the minister said we Pakistan is not the US nor is the country a banana republic. He asked the Opposition to not make this issue a “tool for politics”.
“Looks like you [Opposition] don’t understand this thing. If you [Opposition] are doing this on purpose then this is a big problem,” Forough Naseem said.
The minister noted that with the passage of this bill, India’s dream to attack Pakistan has shattered. “We cut off India’s hands through this legislation.”
Speaking on the occasion, Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice Maleeka Bukhari said the PTI led government has passed historic laws despite all delaying tactics used by opposition.
Highligting the recent bills passed by parliament, she said all these laws made and amended by the government are aimed at fast tracking the process of justice and easing legal procedures for the affected people.