ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday vehemently denounced the US strikes on Iran’s key nuclear facilities and urged the government to immediately convene an All Parties Conference (APC) to thoroughly deliberate on the rapidly deteriorating regional situation and formulate a consensus-based and clear-cut policy on belligerent US-Israeli attack, pushing the entire region to the brink of a devastating war.
PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram, in a sharply-worded statement on Sunday, expressed alarm that the regional situation was fast changing and the government’s ostrich-like approach could prove disastrous.
He emphasized that the government’s current policy of burying head in the sand, hoping the storm will pass, is futile, as the flames of war have already reached at Pakistan’s doorstep.
Waqas underlined that Pakistan can undoubtedly weather the storm, just as it did against India, but the government must take the nation into confidence and forge a consensus-driven approach because Pakistan is currently caught between a rock and a hard place.
In light of the escalating crisis, Waqas called for the immediate release of PTI Patron-in-Chief Imran Khan and his inclusion in strategic decision-making regarding the situation arising from Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran and the subsequent US strikes on the country.
Waqas praised Imran Khan’s vision and foresight, noting that a week earlier, Khan had sent a message through his sisters to postpone the protest for two weeks due to the Iran-Israel conflict.
Meanwhile, Waqas added that US President Donald Trump issued a deceptive signal, claiming he would not engage in the Israel war for the next two weeks. Waqas stated that Khan’s famous quote — “No one understands the West better than me”—proved to be true again.
Referring to what he called a diplomatic blunder of nominating Donald Trump for Nobel peace Prize, the PTI CIS blasted the government for its habit of flattering, which now had crossed our national boundaries and its visible internationally. He recalled that PTI Patron-in-Chief had stated on the floor of the House that Pakistan could be a partner with the US in peace, but not in war, as the country had already paid an immeasurable cost in terms of both lives and resources for siding with the US in its meaningless and unnecessary wars.
He pleaded that Israel could not have invaded Iran without the strong backing and support of the US, which was evident from the airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities — even after Tehran was given a two-week ultimatum, simply at the behest of Israeli Prime Minister.
PTI CIS stated that the US not only violated Iran’s sovereignty but also breached the UN Charter — an act that could have far-reaching and catastrophic consequences at both regional and international levels.
He maintained that the excuse for the Israeli attack on Iran was even more absurd than India’s recent strike on Pakistan under the pretext of the Pahalgam attack. Waqas observed that the US and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted a blatantly contradictory and biased approach towards the Muslim world in its pursuit of nuclear capability, while remaining conspicuously silent about Israel’s widely acknowledged nuclear arsenal.
He demanded that the UN and OIC urge the IAEA to inspect Israel’s nuclear sites and work toward a nuclear-free Middle East, rather than targeting Iran under false pretexts—just as was done with Iraq—despite the IAEA’s repeated and clear stance that Tehran is nowhere near acquiring a nuclear weapon. Waqas added that Iran has consistently maintained that its nuclear programme is intended solely for peaceful purposes.
PTI CIS lamented that, much like the League of Nations, the United Nations has also proven to be an ineffective and teethless body, serving primarily to safeguard the interests of Israel and powerful nations, while miserably failing to prevent wars across the globe.
He emphasized that it was high time for the Muslim world to pay serious attention to the rapidly changing global situation and take bold steps to strengthen the OIC, so it could serve as a shield against foreign aggression—rather than merely functioning as a platform for issuing condemnation statements.
