Islamabad, July 25 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has rejected the opposition's criticism that the government had kept parliament and the general public in the dark regarding its recent rapprochement with the United States.
Khar categorically stated that the government was in no way bypassing parliament's wishes by pursuing its relationship with the U.S. and by reopening NATO supply routes, reports The Express Tribune.
Her remarks came after opposition members of parliament's national security panel voiced reservations over the reopening of vital land routes for foreign forces stationed in Afghanistan.
Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman objected to the mechanism under which U.S. said 'sorry' for last year's NATO cross-border raid which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Other opposition members on the committee also endorsed his stance.
After months of stalemate, Islamabad finally agreed to reopen the NATO supply routes after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered a 'soft apology' over the killing of the Pakistani soldiers.
An unconditional apology was one of the prerequisites set by Pakistan to reset ties with the U.S. However, opposition parties accused the government of succumbing to U.S. pressure and reopening the supply routes without getting parliament's demands fulfilled. (ANI)
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