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India bars Pruneface from talking to media in Amritsar
[DAWN] The Indian government on Sunday did not allow Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj PrunefaceAziz  ...Adviser to Pak Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs, who believes in goodjihadis and badjihadis as a matter of national policy... to hold a scheduled presser on the sidelines of Heart of Asia Conference, citing "security reasons". In sheer violation of diplomatic norms, the adviser was also barred from leaving the hotel premises and the media persons were not allowed to meet him in the hotel. Furthermore, the Indian authorities stopped Pakistain's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit to enter the Media Centre set up at the conference venue. Arguments took place between High Commissioner Basit and security officials on his interaction with the Pak media persons. Later in the day, after returning from Amritsar, Aziz addressed a presser in Islamabad and said, "Pakistain does not need to be pressurised in terms of counter-terrorism efforts." "We have done more in terms of counter-terrorism efforts in the last three years than any other country in the world." Aziz said we are now sharing our experiences of counter terrorism with the rest of the world. Pakistain attended the conference to show solidarity with Afghanistan and the country’s commitment to peace and security in Afghanistan, he maintained. Posted by: Fred 2016-12-05 |
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