Defence Minister terms May 9 incident as attack on state sovereignty

Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has condemned the May 9 incident, terming it an attack on the state’s sovereignty.

Talking to newsmen in Sialkot today, he said events of May 9 crossed the red line and the miscreants involved in these attacks would not be spared.

He said that miscreants hatched conspiracy and a planned attack was carried out on military installations.

Khawaja Asif emphasized that the doors for dialogue in politics should always remain open but selected talks would only lead to failure.

Source: Radio Pakistan