Yemen intervention: ‘All stakeholders will be taken on board’

SARGODHA: Federal Parliamentary Secretary Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha said on Wednesday the government would formulate a comprehensive policy on the crisis in Middle East after consulting all stakeholders.

In a statement issued, Ranjha said intervention in a foreign conflict was being debated in the National Assembly for the first time in the country’s history. “This reflects the democratic attitude of the ruling party,” he said.

He said the prime minister should be praised for calling a joint session of the parliament to debate issue instead of unilaterally deciding the matter.

Ranjha said none of the country’s previous rulers had consulted elected representatives of the people on such matters.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 9^th, 2015.