Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Müslim League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
on Friday called on the government to reveal terms of engagement with the United States in the war on terror.
Addressing a presser at Punjab House in Islamabad, Nawaz said, he expressed reservations over government policies in the meeting: "The government should reveal what is going on between Pakistain and the United States."
The PML-N chief said that he told the meeting that no one will respect our illusory sovereignty when we carry a begging bowl in our hands.
"I talked in the moot about our internal weaknesses and called for introspection," Nawaz said. He maintained that it was naive to think that there was no truth to accusations being leveled against Pakistain.
He said economic slavery has turned into a political slavery. PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif said that he proposed for a 10 to 15 years national agenda in the All Parties Conference held on Thursday. However the former premier refused to divulge APC details.
"No political party can single-handedly tackle the challenges faced by the country," he said and called for a collective national agenda for a 10 to 15 years period.
Nawaz praised Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for his decision to call an all parties conference.
While the PML-N chief again criticized President
Asif Ali President Ten PercentZardari
... sticky-fingered husband of the late Benazir Bhutto ...
for writing an article in an American newspaper immediately after May 2 Abbottabad raid.
Sharif said the issue of war against terror had been discussed in Parliament. He said that a committee had given recommendations to the government after five months, but they had been ignored.
He said the Parliament had also passed a joint resolution on the May 2 incident and a commission had been formed, but no one paid any attention to these issues.
Sharif said Pakistain had sacrificed precious lives in the war and the United States had not acknowledged the country's role.
The PML-N chief said that a committee should be formed to ensure implementation of the resolution passed by the APC. He said any negligence in this regard can be harmful for the illusory sovereignty of the country.