LAHORE, March 19 (INP): Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry has stated that if former prime minister Imran Khan and his party members were considered terrorists, then there is nothing left to discuss.  Speaking to the media outside the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), Fawad Chaudhry recalled that during the National Security Committee meeting, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur questioned who should be classified as a terrorist.   

He pointed out that the majority of cases being heard in ATCs involved PTI members. If a party that secured 70 percent of the votes was deemed terrorist, then it implied that Pakistan itself was being labeled as such. He lamented that current PTI leadership has failed to unite the people, highlighting that key figures like Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Balochistan’s real leadership were absent from the meeting. He praised former army chief General Raheel Sharif for bringing the nation together after the APS tragedy, contrasting it with the current political climate. 

Fawad Chaudhry criticised the government’s response to the Jaffer Express attack, where ministers alleged that Imran Khan was siding with separatists. He questioned the narrative being promoted by the government.  He also expressed concerns over the message sent to the world by the recent National Security Committee meeting, suggesting that instead of partisan politics, a national government should be formed to move Pakistan forward.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)