Ex-Pak PM recalls ‘reverse-engineering of US missile’ to demonstrate his ties to military

In an try to show his ties with Pakistani army simply days after hitting out at its management, ousted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has claimed that his authorities had reverse-engineered a US cruise missile to develop the nation’s personal missile programme.

Nawaz Sharif’s feedback from London, the place he’s reportedly present process therapy, got here because the Imran Khan authorities is pushing for his deportation. The transfer got here simply days after an opposition alliance was fashioned towards the federal government.

Addressing the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s first main assembly by way of video hyperlink late final month, Sharif had severely criticised the army as “a state above the state”.

But whereas speaking to media in London later, Sharif stated he had supported the nation’s armed forces quite a bit.

He went on to assert that his authorities reverse-engineered a missile launched towards Afghanistan by the US in strikes ordered towards al Qaeda bases in Afghanistan in 1998.

“One of these missiles landed undamaged in Balochistan and we used back-engineering (sic) to develop our own missile programme,” Sharif stated.

“It was during my tenure as PM that Pakistan became a nuclear power, developed the JF-17 aircraft along with China and I can also claim that half of the missiles that Pakistan has developed were done with my support.”

The former PM stated he had all love and respect for each army officers and troopers. “There are very few people in the armed forces who I have a problem with,” he stated.

Talking concerning the opposition alliance, Sharif stated it’s a matter of time that the current authorities will go. “If the country stands up, change will come in a few months,” he stated.

He additionally took the chance to assault Khan whom he known as “selected…incompetent…mad.”

He stated Khan didn’t know the way to govern and his authorities was failing.

Nawaz Sharif stated that he’ll maintain to account these individuals who introduced Imran Khan to energy.