ISLAMABAD, Apr 24, Terming the suspension of the Indus Water
Treaty by India a declaration of war by the latter against Pakistan,
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and PTI stalwart Omar
Ayub Khan said on Thursday that the statements issued by the federal
ministers against the decision taken by India so far were apologetic.
In his tweet, he said that every moment since the suspension of the
treaty was like a time bomb for Pakistan. “It is time Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif stopped becoming submissive,” Omar said, and added that
there existed serious threats to the country’s security.
He further said that the decision to oust the PTI government through a
vote of no-confidence in April 2022 set in motion the country’s economic
downfall. “The governments formed after the ouster of the PTI government
have devastated Pakistan.”
The opposition leader lamented that former prime minister Imran Khan,
who was the country’s most popular leader, was behind bars.
He accused Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of exporting mortar shells
worth $850 million to Ukraine in 2023.
“We don’t have the spare parts for our military equipment, and our fuel
reserves are also under stress,” he said, and added, “At a time when the
situation is precarious, the government that has been thrust upon us is
nowhere in the picture