(Priyanka Gupta, Intern Journalist)Islamabad: In an attempt to take a tough stand before India, Pakistan announced to make Gilgit-Baltistan a separate province, but protests have started in its own home. Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and vice-president of Pakistan Muslim League (PMLN), has said that this is a government issue and the decision will be taken in Parliament and not Army Headquarters.
‘Do not call the army, nor rush to the leader’
In fact, a few days ago there were reports that Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa had called the leaders of the country’s big political parties in Rawalpindi on this issue. Maryam has denied any leader of her party to attend the meeting. She says that this is a political issue and it should be resolved in the Parliament and not in the army headquarters. Maryam has said that the headquarters should not call political leaders on such issues nor should the leaders go there.
Debate in Bilawal and Bajwa
According to the information, many veteran leaders of Pakistani politics including Asif Ali Zardari’s son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari attended this meeting. During this time, Bajwa discussed the issue of making Gilgit a province but at the same time he got into an argument with Bilawal and Shahbaz Sharif. Bilawal raised the issue of military intervention in political matters and said that similar situation was there in the year 1971 and at that time also the army was interfering in political matters. On this, Bajwa said- ‘Only leaders like you come to meet the army. We do not come to you. ‘
India protested
In May, India bluntly told Pakistan that Pakistan or its judiciary, including Gilgit-Baltistan in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, did not have rights in areas it had forcibly annexed. India warned not to try to make any changes in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and said that the illegal occupation should be immediately abandoned. India had also warned against holding elections in these areas.
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