Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali on Wednesday urged Pakistan and Afghanistan not to let anyone use their lands for carrying out attacks against each other, saying that cross-border movement of terrorists breaches the sovereignty of Pakistan.
Addressing a press conference after the meeting of the ANP’s Central Executive Committee (CEC), Asfandyar Wali said that he had appeared before the Abbottabad Commission on Tuesday and expressed his party’s point of view. “The incident of May 2, being an extraordinary violation of Pakistan’s air space, could not be ignored but the sovereignty of Pakistan was also being violated by the Uzbek, Arab and other foreign terrorists in their movement from Pakistan to Afghanistan. Had Pakistan not let such violations of its sovereignty take place, the incident of May 2 would not have happened. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan must ensure that that they will not let anyone to use their lands against each other,” Asfandyar Wali said.
He also endorsed the two measures of the Pakistan government, closing the NATO supplies and getting Shamsi Airbase vacated from the US, in retaliation to the NATO strike in Mohmand Agency.
Answering a question regarding threat to the democratic system in the country, the ANP president said that as a matter of principle, the democratic process should not be interrupted. “We, being a democratic party, have reiterated that we are against any interruption in the democratic political system. Otherwise, I do not apprehend any threat to democracy in the country,” Asfandyar said.
Regarding the petition by Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) in the Supreme Court on the memogate issue, Asfandyar said that the PML-N should have asked the parliament to take up the matter prior to moving the court.
