By Xinhua,
Islamabad : Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that his party has not been consulted on the anti-militant military operation in tribal region.
While speaking to media at Islamabad airport before leaving for London, Sharif said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is not been taken into confidence on important decisions by the government, including the operation in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber tribal agency.
The PML-N and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) won the Feb. 18 general elections and agreed to form coalition in March.
The new Pakistani government has been engaged in negotiations with the militants in Pakistan’s tribal region. But it started a military operation against militants groups in Khyber tribal agency on Saturday as the militants are threatening Peshawar, capital of North West Frontier Province.
The coalition had decided to use a policy of dialogue in the tribal areas during a high level meeting two and a half months ago. Despite it, the PML-N is not consulted or taking into confidence regarding major issues, Sharif said.