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Pakistan minister opposes IAF pilot’s release, says India could attack Pak later
Pakistan MinisterSheikh Rasheed Ahmed has opposed the release of Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, expressing apprehension that India could launch an offensive after he is sent back
Islamabad:Pakistan Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has opposed the release of Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, expressing apprehension that India could launch an offensive after he is sent back.
In a speech in Pakistan Parliament, Ahmed, who is the chief of Awami Muslim League, admitted that Masood Azhar's terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed has a camp in Jabba in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan.
"During (former Prime Minister) Vajpayee's time this was not the situation. (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi has a different thinking. People say Modi planned this attack keeping in view the Lok Sabha elections. What if India attacks us again after we hand over to them the IAF pilot. I want to tell you, Modi is sitting there. What if he attacks tomorrow. Every Muslim residing in India is looking towards Pakistan," he said.
Pakistan Railway Minister was on Thursday addressing a Joint Session of Pakistan Parliament on “Indian Aggression”.
Ahmed said, "During the Kargil War, one plane crashed and dropped on the Pakistan side but Indian jets didn't cross Kargil. But (this time) their 14 jets entered Jabba in Pakistan, where (Masood) Azhar Sahab's Madrasa is located... Madrasa Taliban is there. Yes, it is..."
Jaish-e-Mohammad, led by Azhar Masood, had taken responsibility for the February 14 attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama in Kashmir in which 40 personnel were killed.
Reacting to Ahmed’s speech, Naveed Kamran, a Pakistani citizen, tweeted, "Sheikh Rasheed should resign and treason case against him should be registered against him for releasing this information in Parliament.”
India used diplomatic and military pressure to ensure that Pakistan releases Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman unconditionally, top sources said in New Delhi on Thursday. Soon after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced in Pakistan Parliament that the pilot will be freed tomorrow as a "peace gesture".
Prime Minister Modi made no compromises on the Pakistani proposal for holding talks, the sources said.
India mounted pressure on Pakistan through the international community, with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval holding talks with the US and other P-5 countries, the sources said.
The External Affairs Ministry also exerted pressure on Pakistan through the Arab world, they said.
Wing Commander Varthaman, flying a MiG -21 Bison fighter plane, was chasing Pakistani jets which transgressed into Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday and crossed over to PoK where his aircraft was shot down. He ejected safely and was taken to the custody by the Pakistani Army.
