Just after the Balakot strike, leader of the opposition Shehbaz Sharif showed little restraint warning India that ‘Pakistan would hoist its flag in Delhi’ if the latter initiated war. Then there is PPP Senator Sherry Rehman who has questioned the haste with which captured Indian pilot Abhinandan Vartham was released. Senator Rehman’s criticism of the government’s correct and timely decision is problematic as it erodes our moral high ground. Off the cuff irresponsible statements from parliamentarians on both sides of the aisle provide much needed ammo to a hate spewing off the rails Indian media and a hostile Modi government ready to whip up an extreme brand of war hysteria against Pakistan to somehow secure an electoral victory. What’s more if this is left unchecked it will start permeating the political discourse here, become the norm and soon we will start resembling India in that respect.

Source: Pakistan Today March 03, 2019 07:41 UTC