MULTAN: The parliament will decide about reopening of Nato supply routes to Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar asserted on Monday, adding that Pakistan never blocked NATO supply via air.
Speaking at a press conference in Multan, Khar also said that causing trouble to forces fighting in Afghanistan is not in Pakistan’s favour.
She further added that Pakistan’s foreign policy was driven by the parliament.
Stressing the importance of dialogue between India and Pakistan, the foreign minister said both the countries have understood that talks can lead to solutions.
Calling Hamid Karzai’s recent visit as very fruitful, she said good relations with all the countries can ensure peace within the country.
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@gp65: We can't follow Kuffar in this matter. If Hina says, Parliment will decide then let the Abpara decides it. Interesting to see if Nato will take the air route or the land :)
What members of Assembly take what commission and who'll brief the ghareeb awam of this green country that Momin kisi say nahi darta?
This is a cop-out. In a well established parliamentary democracy like UK or India, the foreign policy is decided by the executive which constitutes the Prime Minister and his council of ministers. The parliament is a legislative body.The parliament would be involved in foerign policy only if a new policy impacts existing laws in the country e.g. when the nuclear partnership with US was being put in place in India.
Yes the parliament, media and civil society CAN influence foreign policy by exercising their right to free speech. Bu the executive can still overrule as long as it is willing to pay the price of losing votes in the next election.
This can only mean that khakis are eager to open the NATO supply line to get the USA $$ gravy -train moving again, but the khakis dont want the gullible awam to think that khakis has once again sold out. Therefore, they are doing what they usually do when the proverbial 'cow dung' hits the fan, Let the civilian take the heat and the blame!!
Vienna,March 5,2012 I wonder if the report used the exact words of the foreign minister since she could have addressed the press conference in Urdu. "Causing trouble to fighting forces in Afghanistan" are the key words. What were the urdu words used for the internal audience, is the question. Taravadu Taranga Trust for Media Monitoring TTTMM India --Kulamarva Balakrishna
And who will decide the fate of parliament?
Then take this matter to the whole parliament and let them decide, instead of giving the matter to parliamentary committee of your own choice
Whats a point in this, real deal is the air space, why we keep on doing some thing which has no impact at all. We let go our chances...No point in this blockade until unless, airspace is blocked as well..thx
out played and out manoeuvred
time to re-think I guess...........
Sounds grand -- if that is accurate then why did you defer the meeting when Parliament was all set to discuss the NATO supply line? It would appear that by the time you get around to deciding to open the supply line NATO won't care one way or the other.