Red line should be accepted in national interest, says Faraz

(Karachi) Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz has said that red line should be accepted in the national interest of Pakistan and politics.

In a tweet on Sunday, Faraz said politics and crime must be separated. "The nation understands difference between interest of Nawaz Sharif and national interest," he added.

He said the supporters of Nawaz Sharif will also have to realize this difference.

The statement by the minister comes in wake of a controversy after he had shared details of a meeting during which the release of Indian pilot Abhinandan had been agreed upon, alleging that the government took the decision under pressure.

“Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was present in the meeting, which Imran Khan had refused to attend,” Ayaz Sadiq had said. He said it was Shah Mehmood Qureshi who had "begged the opposition to release Abhinandan, otherwise, India would attack Pakistan at 9:00pm".

“India never attacked Pakistan, but the government nonetheless handed over Abhinandan to Indian authorities,” he stated.

Ayaz also said it was not the Opposition, but the PTI government which passed an ordinance to "facilitate" Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.