ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has responded to thecomments of the former PM Nawaz Sharif in Mumbai attacks case.
said on Monday that former premier Nawaz Sharif has clarified that hisrecent statement regarding the Mumbai attacks was misreported by the media.
According to Abbasi, who spoke with senior journalists after the NationalSecurity Committee (NSC) meeting, Nawaz said that his interview with DawnNewspaper was misreported that he did not say all that was attributed tohim.
Abbasi also apprised the journalists of the NSC meeting as well as hisfollow-up meeting with Nawaz today.
The prime minister said Nawaz asserted that he did not say what wasreported about the Mumbai attacks.
With regards to the NSC meeting which condemned Nawaz’s statement, Abbasiclarified that the top civil-military huddle dismissed those words whichwere misreported.
In response to a question on civil military issues in the country, Abbasisaid misunderstandings occur but are removed when facts are brought to thefore. Assuring that no one is pulling his strings, the premier said it washis own decision to give the explanatory statement.
Expressing support for Nawaz, Abbasi said the entire party, includingShehbaz Sharif, stands with the PML-N supremo. “Nawaz Sharif is still ourQuaid,” he reassured.
“A few sentences [from the newspaper interview] were blown out ofproportion and context. I have clarified those,” he asserted.