By Irum Saleem
Opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and Former Foreign Minister Moonis Elahi lambasted PMLN president Nawaz Sharif to keep a mum over the Pahalgam incident.
“There has been a mysterious silence of Nawaz Sharif after India suspended the Indus Water Treaty and took other extreme measures against Pakistan. Is Nawaz-Modi interests are above Pakistan’s interests,” Mr Moonis asked in a tweet on X.
بھارت کے سندھ طاس معاہدے کی غیر قانونی معطلی اور پاکستان کے خلاف انتہائی اقدامات پر نوازشریف کی پراسرار خاموشی! لندن میں صحافیوں کے پوچھنے پر بھی بالکل چپ!! کیا پاکستان کے مفادات شریف-مودی تعلقات سے زیادہ اہم ہیں؟؟؟
— Moonis Elahi (@MoonisElahi6) April 25, 2025
وزیر دفع خواجہ آصف نے میڈیا انٹرویو میں خود پاکستان کو دہشتگرد ملک تسلیم کر لیا ہے ۔ملک کو اس دشوار وقت میں خود بدنام کرنے والے میں کیا "کوئی شرم ہوتی ہے کوئی حیا ہوتی ہے؟"
— Moonis Elahi (@MoonisElahi6) April 26, 2025
Moonis Elahi also lashed out at India’s escalating hostilities towards Pakistan.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Moonis expressed deep concern over what he termed Sharif’s “mysterious silence” in the wake of India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and other aggressive measures. “There has been a mysterious silence of Nawaz Sharif after India suspended the IWT and took other extreme measures against Pakistan. Is Nawaz-Modi interests are above Pakistan’s interests?” Elahi questioned, suggesting that Sharif’s alleged closeness to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was taking precedence over Pakistan’s national interests.
The PTI leader further targeted Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, criticizing him for his recent remarks during an interview in which Asif reportedly admitted that Pakistan is perceived as a ‘terror state’.
“At a time when unity and national pride are most needed, does ‘Dafa Minister’ Khawaja Asif feel no shame in admitting to such a damaging label?” Moonis asked and accused the defence minister of undermining Pakistan’s image internationally at a particularly sensitive juncture in regional affairs.
The sharp criticism from Moonis comes amid growing political tensions at home, as the opposition parties ramp up pressure on the government over its handling of the worsening situation with India.
In politics, words are weapons. Used wisely, they can rally nations; used recklessly, they can wound them beyond repair. Nawaz and Asif need to learn this. PAK DESTINY
