Islamabad (TDI): Information Advisor to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwas government Barrister Ali Saif said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would invite Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to address its protest at D-Chowk in the capital city of Pakistan.
The Indian Foreign Minister is scheduled to visit Pakistan on October 15 for the coming SCO summit in Islamabad.
According to the one of the largest dailies in Pakistan, The News, while speaking on Geo News’ programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’, Saif said India claimed to be the biggest democracy and the federal government was trying to show India that protests were not allowed in Pakistan.
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He said the PTI ( ruling party in KP) had the right to protest under the constitution adding that let him (Indian FM) see how strong democracy was in Pakistan and how people were free to exercise their right to protest.
PTI had announced protests against the government this week and moved to gather in D-Chowk near the parliament when Malaysian Prime Minister was already on visit to Pakistan and preparations for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit are going on. The PTI faced resistance, as hurdles were created and all routes to Islamabad were closed including the motorway, in reaching Islamabad and were not allowed to gather at the D-Chowk on Friday.
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Though no foreign minister can opt for addressing protest rallies in a country while on visit for regional cooperation or diplomatic activities, yet observers view Saif’s statement just for political scoring and attracting attention for the protest.
The government has not yet reacted to the statement of the information advisor.
