The military action launched in Khyber Agency is a sheer violation of human rights, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday. Talking to Human Rights Watch International (HRWI) Executive Director Kan Ethreth at his Jati Umra farmhouse, Nawaz said that the PML-N preferred political dialogue to bring normalcy to the Tribal Areas instead of a military operation, which was not a viable solution to the problem.Nawaz said that a wave of anger and resentment is not only prevailing in the Tribal Areas but also in the entire country due to killings of the countryÂ’s own people in the name of the war on terror. He warned that PML-N would take chalk out a line of action independently if any such future operation were launched in the Tribal Areas.
The PML-N is the second major party in the ruling coalition so the foreign states must take it onboard while reviewing their policies on Pakistan, he added. “Our party’s viewpoint is crystal clear on the issue of restoration of sacked judges, freedom of judiciary, supremacy of constitution and the parliament, and we will never compromise on our principled stand on these matters,” he added.