Ali Muhammad Khan (Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs: As per the constitution of Pakistan, tabling no trust motion is right of the opposition parties. But unfortunately it is not an indigenous move as there is foreign involvement and assistance. Some of the dissidents took refuge at Sindh House and the government is determined to take decisive action against the perpetrators of horse trading. The disgruntled MNAs of the ruling PTI can never face the people of their constituencies in future. It seems that the opposition's no-trust move is part of foreign-funded conspiracy. The time for tabling the no trust move was pre-planned. A country threatened Pakistan for pursuing an independent foreign policy and warned Islamabad of dire consequences if the no-confidence move against the incumbent government fails. The question is that how that country predicted the no-trust move to be tabled when even the opposition parties were unaware of this development. How could a country interfere in the affairs of an independent state? The National Security Committee also endorsed the letter and expressed grave concern on the language used in the threat letter. If the opposition had concerns over authenticity of the letter, then they should have attended the NSC meeting. But they did not attend the meeting despite being invited.  

Najam ul Saqib (Former Ambassador): No country in the world can say that it is following an independent foreign policy. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the reaction of the world indicated that the West is following the guidelines given by the United States. We cannot say that France and Germany do not have independent foreign policies. It is a wonderful development that a two-day Islamabad Security Dialogue has begun in Islamabad. Pakistan has realized that it must have an independent foreign policy but it cannot be achieved overnight. Russia, the United States and China are the most developed countries and can afford to have independent foreign policies. But Pakistan must keep in mind the ground realities and gradually move towards an independent foreign policy.