Taking part in the discussion of the genocide of Rohingya, Senator Farhatullah Babar demanded suspension of military equipment, armaments and weapons to Myanmar till Naypyidaw heeded calls to protect the besieged Muslims.
JF Thunder jets, weapons, arms and armaments that are sold to Myanmar might not actually be used against Rohingya but, as potent symbols of state’s coercive powers, they encourage the regime to repress its people, while refusing to pay heed to the world community, he said.
Giving Myanmar regime arms and ammunition will encourage it to continue robbing the Rohingya of their lives, property and chastity with impunity, he said.
He said that Pakistan itself did not liberalise trade with India and declined Afghan transit trade through Wagah arguing that an economically empowered India will make it more intransigent towards Pakistan.
“If that indeed is the establishment’s logic, then we must also ban the sale of armaments and weapons to prevent the Myanmar regime from becoming more intransigent and obstinate,” he said.