ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Foreign Office former spokesperson makes stunningrevelations over Nawaz Sharif’s policy on India and Kulbhushan jhadav.
The Foreign Office’s former spokesperson Tasneem Aslam revealed that theyhad been instructed not to deliver statements against India during thetenure of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
The former FO spokesperson Tasneem Aslam made some revelations during aninterview to a private news channel, saying Sharif family was in support ofIndia. Aslam said she thought business purposes were the reason to favourIndia by Sharif family.
“Foreign Office (FO) had been instructed not to use names of India andKulbhushan [while delivering statments] during Nawaz Sharif’s era. We hadbeen ordered by [former premier] Nawaz Sharif to avoid statements againstIndia.”[image: Tasneem Aslam FO spokesperson India Kulbhushan Nawaz Sharif]
“It is the policy of Pakistan to meet Hurriyet leadership whenever a leaderfrom Islamabad visit New Delhi. Despite his [Nawaz Sharif] participation in[Indian prime minister Narendra] Modi’s oath-taking ceremony, he did notmeet Kashmiris.”
She added that the foreign office did not mention Indian activities inBalochistan during Nawaz Sharif’s tenure.
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Ms Aslam criticised that the policy had not benefitted Pakistan, regardlessof discussing any advantage received by Nawaz Sharif and the diplomats hadalso witnessed unchanged policy from Indian side.
Tasneem Aslam had performed duties as Foreign Office spokesperson duringthe tenure of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)’s Nawaz Sharif.
The career diplomat had also served in various missions in New Delhi, TheHague and Paris after joining Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1984 besidesbeing ambassador to Italy and Morocco during 2007-2010 and in 2012respectively. From August 2013 till December 2013, Aslam had been appointedas Additional Foreign Secretary for European Affairs.
