PTI General Secretary Salman Akram Raja addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, flanked by Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan Vice President, Senator Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar. SCREEN CAPTURE
ISLAMABAD:
Opposition leaders on Saturday vehemently condemned the US-Israeli attack on Iran, warning that the attack could destabilize the entire region and endanger global peace.
Addressing a joint press conference, Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, former Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, Tehreek Tahaffuz Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP) spokesperson Akhunzada Hussain Yousafzai and other Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen leaders asked the government to take an immediate and unequivocal stance on the issue.
Allama Raja Nasir Abbas said he had come to brief the nation on an extremely sensitive matter.
He stated that an attack against Iran was not only an assault on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an independent State but also a threat to regional and global peace. He noted that such action during the ongoing negotiations in Geneva constituted a flagrant violation of diplomatic norms and international law.
He warned that an attack by two nuclear powers against an Islamic country was deeply alarming. “If, God forbid, Iran is damaged, Pakistan will not be left unscathed,” he said, adding that the entire region could descend into serious instability.
He stressed that no country has the right to violate Iran’s land, sea or air space and deplored the civilian victims and attacks on educational institutions as a humanitarian tragedy and contrary to international law and human values.
Allama Raja Nasir Abbas said that the sovereignty of Pakistan and the Muslim world at large were facing potential threats in the evolving situation. He urged all Muslim countries to unite in condemning the action.
He also warned against attempts to fuel sectarian divisions in the region, and stressed that Shiite and Sunni communities must remain united.
According to him, the current circumstances demand political stability and national cohesion within Pakistan. He alleged that certain forces were trying to create distance between the armed forces and the public and entangle Pakistan in disputes with neighboring countries, which could harm national interests.
Former senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar also condemned the attack and warned that its consequences would not be limited to Iran. He warned that any attempt at regime change in Iran would have dangerous repercussions for the entire region and could trigger new tensions.
Khokhar criticized the lack of national-level consultations on key foreign policy issues in Pakistan, claiming that certain decisions were being made without debate in parliament or public participation.
He demanded that the government bring major foreign policy issues before parliament and ensure that decisions are made in accordance with the national interest.
TTAP spokesman Akhunzada Hussain Yousafzai said that despite the attack on Iran, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation had not called an emergency meeting, although urgent consultations were required.
