Maulana Fazlur Rehman Mocks Khawaja Asif for Iran Mistake

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman took a swipe at Defence Minister Khawaja Asif in the National Assembly on Wednesday, saying defence agreements were being negotiated in Iran while Pakistan's defence minister was sitting in the House.

Key points

• The three envoys represented the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, the military alliance signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye in August.
• The remark drew laughter in the House, and a video of the exchange shared by JUI-F Senator Kamran Murtaza has since gone viral on social media.
• Khawaja Asif remarked a day afterwards that Pakistan would defend Saudi Arabia with full force under the pact.
• During the same speech, Fazlur Rehman additionally called on the administration and opposition to sit together and draw up a new Charter of Democracy.
• "Koi sharam hoti hai, koi haya hoti hai" is one of the most quoted lines in Pakistani politics.

"Khawaja Asif sahib is additionally present here. A defence agreement is being created in Iran, and the defence minister is sitting here, " Fazlur Rehman said, before turning Asif's own famous line against him: "Koi sharam hoti hai, koi haya hoti hai" (Have some shame, have some decency).

Meanwhile, the remark drew laughter in the House, and a video of the exchange shared by JUI-F Senator Kamran Murtaza has since gone viral on social media. Imported Wheat Ship Arrives in Karachi. Remark Linked to Tehran Discussions.

Fazlur Rehman's comment referred to the high-level discussions held in Tehran on Monday, where Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir, Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior Iranian office-holders.

Meanwhile, the three envoys represented the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, the military alliance signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye in August.

It was the first session between representatives of the pact and Iranian leaders, and focused on regional security and preventing a fresh military escalation.

Khawaja Asif remarked a day afterwards that Pakistan would defend Saudi Arabia with full force under the pact. Asif's Own Words Come Back to Haunt Him.

"Koi sharam hoti hai, koi haya hoti hai" is one of the most quoted lines in Pakistani politics. Khawaja Asif famously applied it in the National Assembly years ago to criticise PTI lawmakers, and it has since become a popular meme. Ahsan Iqbal Announces $3 Trillion Plan Again.

Social media users were quick to point out that this may be the first time the line has been applied against Asif himself, with him sitting in the House.

During the same speech, Fazlur Rehman additionally called on the administration and opposition to sit together and draw up a new Charter of Democracy. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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