No province can negotiate with another country: Irfan Siddiqui
Pakistan
Says forming foreign policy is solely the federal government’s prerogative
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – PML-N leader Senator Irfan Siddiqui says no province can hold talks with another country without the federal government’s approval.
Speaking to media outside Parliament House on Friday, he criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa chief minister for meeting the Afghan consul general, calling it a violation of the constitution.
He said formming foreign policy was solely the federal government’s prerogative.
Siddiqui also warned against the dangerous precedents being set, especially regarding border agreements and handling foreign relations without proper authority, which he termed unacceptable.
