Shibli Faraz hints at legal action against Ayaz Sadiq over Abhinandan comments

Federal Minister for Information Shibli Fazaz has hinted at legal action against former National Assembly speaker Ayaz Sadiq, saying weakening state is an unforgivable crime.

In a message on Twitter, the minister said that the statement made by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader has gone beyond forgiveness and law will pave the way for taking action against him and his disciples.

What Ayaz Sadiq said is not forgivable, he wrote in a tweet.

Two senior PML-N lawmakers had earlier accused the PTI-led government of taking the decision to release Indian pilot Abhinandan under pressure.

The former NA speaker had said that Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was present in the meeting, which Imran Khan had refused to attend.

Qureshi had "begged the Opposition to release Abhinandan or else India would attack Pakistan at 9:00pm", he added.

“India never attacked Pakistan but the government nonetheless handed over Abhinandan to Indian authorities,” Sadiq had said in the parliament on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar said viewing the decision to release Abhinandan as anything other than "the mature response of a responsible state" is "highly regrettable".