'Pak is isolated because Sharif gave freedom to non-state actors'
October 06, 2016 18:00
A senior Pakistani opposition leader on Thursday strongly criticised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for giving freedom to "non-state actors" that has led to the country's diplomatic isolation following the Uri terror attack.
"Pakistan's isolation is Nawaz Sharif's personal failure," Pakistan Peoples Party leader Aitzaz Ahsan said during a joint session of parliament.
"Pakistan is isolated because it gives freedom to non-state actors," he said, adding that the government has been "completely unsuccessful in imposing restrictions on non-state actors according to the National Action Plan.
Ahsan said he does not want instability in any country, as the "blame of that will then fall on us because of these non-state actors".
The PPP senator also slammed the cabinet's denial of Pakistani involvement in the Uri attack. He said using the phrase "we believe Pakistan has no hand in the Uri attack" is not a categorical denial and implies instead that "we don't know if our non-state actors are behind it".
"When you cannot completely implement NAP (National Action Plan) and then something like this happens, the blame will fall on Pakistan and we will be isolated. Then Bangladesh and Afghanistan will not speak to you, and Bhutan and Nepal will begin supporting India.
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