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No defence pact under discussion at Tehran meeting, Asif tells NA
ISLAMABAD: A swipe by JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman over Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s absence from a recent meeting in Tehran drew a sharp response from the minister in National Assembly on Thursday, with Asif insisting that no defence pact was under discussion at the meeting. Speaking on a point of order, Asif responded to criticism levelled by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief a day earlier, defending his absence from the Tehran meeting and criticising Maulana Rehman’s political record. “There was no defence agreement being negotiated in Tehran, and no defence minister atten...
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