Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan while cautioning the public regarding possible Indian aggression against the country, has said the next two weeks are very crucial in this regard. Addressing a hurriedly called press conference here on Friday he said.
"Our first priority should be country's security and solidarity," adding "the whole nation should be united on this very pertinent point." "Surgical attacks by India can not be ruled out in the given circumstances," he added.
When asked why he considers next two weeks crucial and whether he is foreseeing a war between the two nuclear nations of South Asia, Dr Awan said: "I am not predicting something rather I am trying to sensitise the issue," he said and reiterated that upcoming two weeks are important in connection with national security.
According to him, the international community has not supported India's baseless allegations on Pakistan, a fact that is irritating Indian leadership already under severe public pressure to settle score with Pakistan.
"The Indian foreign minister's statement that India is not satisfied with world response towards India's concerns on Pakistan involvement in November 27 Mumbai attacks itself prove that the world community given weight to Pakistan's stance," he said.
He said both the nuclear states should not push each other to the wall and added in the same breath that Pakistan was not involved in any such exercise. According to Dr Awan, the current situation was actually test of Indian leadership whether it can avoid a conflict or not. The Indian leadership has never faced a test of such intensity earlier, he added.
Pakistan leadership, on the other hand, tolerated all kind of criticism and kept itself cool against provocation since November 27, said Dr Awan. He said everyone in Pakistan including government, political parties and media adopted the policy of restrain on Mumbai attacks and now is the turn of Indian leadership to avoid nuclear conflict in the region. "It is duty of Indian leadership to defuse emerging tension between two sides of the border," he stressed.
Dr Awan also reminded that Interpol's General Secretary has also said categorically that Pakistan was not involved in Mumbai attacks. He said Pakistan would continue with its efforts of restraining the imminent conflict at all international forums. Simultaneously, he asserted Pakistan would neither compromise on its integrity nor blackmailed on any count.
Regarding the first death anniversary of Benazir, Dr Babar Awan said more than 2 million lovers of Benazir Bhutto are likely to attend her first death anniversary at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh. He said followers of Benazir Bhutto are reaching Garhi Khuda Bakhsh from across the world. Special prayer ceremonies would be held for departed soul of a great leader all across the globe, he added. He said Benazir has become more popular after her death and she is ambassador at large of Pakistan.