LAHORE: In a ‘rare’ skirmish involving scions of top politicians, Moonis Elahi has taken on Maryam Nawaz on twitter, advising her to stop lecturing on Kashmir issue as her father was the one who made friends with the tormentors (India) of the Kashmiri people.
Mr Moonis, who is PML-Q parliamentary leader in Punjab Assembly and son of former deputy prime minister Pervaiz Elahi, upbraided Ms Maryam for issuing a mere statement on the plight of Kashmiris and did nothing practical for them when her father was holding the top office (of prime minister).
‘I hope you (Maryam) can explain this (that Pakistan is an advocate for the oppressed Kashmiris) to your dad as well.
While he was the prime minister he was busy courting the same people (Indian premier Narendra Modi and company) who have been and are butcher-ing Kashmiris,’ Mr Moonis said.
In her tweet, Maryam had condemned the Indian forces’ brutality and said ‘Pakistan was, is and will remain advocate for the Kashmiri people.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Begum Mehnaz Rafi also took on Maryam for doing nothing practical for the Kashmiris.
‘We do not want any lip service from Maryam or any other PML-N leader on the Kashmir issue. Since PML-N is ruling the countryit should take stepslike raising the issue in the United Nations, brief the Pakistani ambassadors to become voice of oppressed Kashmiris in the countries they are posted and expel the Indian envoy from the country to lodge its strongest protest,’ she said.
Some others on twitter also chided the Sharif family’s ties with Indian steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal whom Nawaz had met secretly in Murree.
-Zulgernain Tahir