Joint opposition to the boycott of the House Security Committee

Joint Opposition to the boycott of the House Security Committee

ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition in parliament announced on Thursday that it would boycott the upcoming session of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), which was held by the National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser for a presentation by National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Moeed Yusuf on the governments was convened national security policy.

According to the information secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Marriyum Aurangzeb, the decision was made by the opposition parties after mutual consultations.

The speaker called the PCNS meeting on the agenda for December 6th and invited all 29 members of the committee, including the opposition leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and the leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, for discussion.

In addition to 29 members of the committee, the speaker also issued 22 other special invitations, including the four prime ministers and other senior officials from the ministries of foreign affairs, home affairs, defense and finance.

In a statement posted here on Thursday, Ms. Aurangzeb said the joint opposition had made the decision to boycott the PCNS session on camera, given the government's recent joint session of parliament and its continued authoritarian approach to key constitutional, legal, national and security issues.

She said the united opposition had informed the government of the decision.

The joint opposition stated that the opposition parties had always shown a very responsible and serious attitude on all questions of the constitution, national security and public importance.

It states that, despite Prime Minister Imran Khan's absence and his complete distancing from important national and public affairs, not only did the opposition parties fully participate in previous national security briefings and meetings, but the top leadership of the united opposition also gave their valuable suggestions.

All parties to the common opposition have a very mature vision, extensive experience and seriousness in critical questions of the constitution, the country and the population, the declaration said, adding that they have always played a historical role in safeguarding and safeguarding the past Have played the protection promoting the rights and interests of the country and the masses.

However, it is very unfortunate that the government is pursuing a policy of using parliament as a stamp, the statement said.

The opposition believes that important internal and external issues are not brought up and discussed in parliament.

By ignoring parliament, the government is boycotting parliament, which is the basic constitutional, legal and public forum in a democracy, the statement said.

The opposition said the prime minister failed to attend meetings on key national issues in the country such as occupied Jammu and Kashmir and others because of the democratic spirit of consultation, the importance of different views in decision-making and the usefulness of opposing views.

Under such circumstances, such a briefing on camera would only pave the way for a new government spectacle that would have nothing to do with the processing of serious and critical problems of the country and the population or the progress towards their solution.

In addition, the joint opposition agreed that the Prime Minister's national security advisers lacked relevant information and authority regarding decision-making and the facts behind the scenes.

These advisors are mere showpieces whose goals have nothing to do with the real world and future plans, according to the joint statement.

Ms. Aurangzeb said the decision to boycott the PCNS meeting was unanimous and the parties that would boycott the meeting were the PML-N, PPP, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Jamaat-i-Islami, Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, Awami National. be Party, Balochistan National Party-Mengal, Qaumi Watan Party and National Party. She said that the independent MNA Mohsin Dawar also decided not to attend the meeting.

Informed sources told Dawn that opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif had contacted leaders of all opposition parties for consultations for the past two days and that all leaders believed the PCNS meeting would be a futile exercise.

At a press conference in Islamabad, PML-N Vice President and former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi questioned the credibility of the NSA Moeed Yousuf.

A person who had nothing to do with Pakistan two years ago will inform us, said Mr. Abbasi, while mocking the government's move.

He said that it was not enough to simply inform members about what was going on in Afghanistan or the region, adding that price increases and corruption were also related to the national security of the country.

He regretted that the government had closed the doors of parliament to discuss public issues.

The joint opposition had attended the previous PCNS meeting on November 8, when the military briefed lawmakers on national security issues.

The meeting, which was held in the main hall of the National Assembly, was attended by MNAs, senators, members of the federal cabinet, four prime ministers and the prime ministers of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.