PTI General Secretary Salman Akram Raja addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, accompanied by Vice President Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan, Senator Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar. SCREENSHOT
ISLAMABAD:
Opposition leaders on Saturday vehemently condemned the US-Israeli attack on Iran, warning that the strike could destabilize the entire region and endanger world peace.
Addressing a joint press conference, Leader of Opposition in Senate Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, former senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, Tehreek Tahaffuz Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP) spokesperson Akhunzada Hussain Yousafzai and other leaders of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen called on the government to take an immediate and unequivocal stand on the issue.
Allama Raja Nasir Abbas said he had come to brief the nation on an extremely sensitive issue.
He said an attack on Iran was not only an attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an independent state, but also a threat to regional and world peace. He stressed that such action during the ongoing negotiations in Geneva constituted a blatant violation of diplomatic norms and international law.
He warned that an attack by two nuclear powers on an Islamic country was deeply alarming. “If, God forbid, Iran suffers damage, Pakistan will not be spared,” he said, adding that the entire region could slide into serious instability.
He stressed that no country has the right to violate Iran’s land, sea or air space and deplored the civilian casualties and attacks on educational institutions, calling them a humanitarian tragedy and contrary to international law and human values.
Allama Raja Nasir Abbas said that Pakistan’s sovereignty and the Muslim world as a whole were facing potential threats amid the developing situation. He urged all Muslim countries to unite in condemning this action.
He also warned against attempts to fuel sectarian divisions in the region, stressing that Shiite and Sunni communities must remain united.
According to him, current circumstances demand political stability and national cohesion in Pakistan. He alleged that some forces were trying to create distance between the armed forces and the people and drag Pakistan into disputes with neighboring countries, which could harm national interests.
Former senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar also condemned the attack, warning 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, saying some decisions were taken without debate in parliament or public engagement.
He demanded that the government submit major foreign policy issues to Parliament and ensure that decisions are taken in accordance with the national interest.
TTAP spokesperson 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 needed.
