Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday the anti-state elements were trying to destroy Pakistan while the government continued to sleep, a private TV channel reported. Expressing dismay over the terrorist attack in Karachi, Nawaz said that it was an attempt to destablise the country. “These were not common terrorists,” Nawaz told a public meeting in Mansehra.
He said the terrorists enjoyed the backing of well-trained and influential elements, but stopped short of naming names. Nawaz arrived in Mansehra at the end of a brief tour. Upon arrival in Mansehra, the city where his daughter and son-in-law reside, Nawaz was warmly received by a large number of party stalwarts. Interestingly though, he avoided addressing a public gathering in Abbottabad, which is considered his party’s stronghold in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Certain PML-N leaders have allied with Baba Haider Zaman in Abbottabad upon renaming of the former North West Frontier Province to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Zaman is leading the movement for a separate Hazara province, so the PML-N is in hot water in Abbottabad. In his address to party workers in Mansehra, Nawaz said he was disappointed with the performance of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led coalition government, saying it had failed in combating trends of terrorism and militancy.
“We had not yet recovered from the Abbottabad incident when the Karachi tragedy occurred,” he added.
Govt oblivious to dangers facing Pakistan: Nawaz
