In a statement released on Sunday, Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan criticized Abu Dhabi for "making threats against Islamabad.
"This is not only ironic but a thought-provoking moment that a minister of UAE is hurling threats at Pakistan. The statement of the UAE minister is in stark violation of all diplomatic norms prevalent according to the principals of international relations," he said.
The Pakistani officials remarks were made in response toUAEs Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash, whodescribed Pakistan's parliamentary vote on the Yemen crisis as "contradictory and dangerous", warning Islamabad of heavy price for taking on what he called an ambiguous stand over the issue.
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In this photograph released by the Press Information Department (PID) on April 7, 2015, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) addresses the joint session of parliament in the capital, Islamabad. AFP[/caption]On April 10, the Pakistani parliament passed a resolution that urged Islamabad to remain neutral vis--vis the conflict in Yemen, dismissing Saudi Arabias request to join fatal air raids against the Arabian Peninsula state. The resolution, which was ratified unanimously, also called on all warring factions in Yemen to put an end to deadly clashes and resolve the conflict through dialogue.
Saudi ministers visit to Pakistan
Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz bin Mohammad al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia's minister for religious affairs, arrived in Pakistan late on Sunday.
The visit came two days after the Pakistani parliament passed the resolution, rejecting Riyadhs request for Islamabads involvement in airstrikes against Yemen.
The Saudi minister, however, described the Pakistani parliaments move as a matter of domestic affairs and stressed that relations between the two countries is very strong.
The resolution passed by Pakistans parliament is Pakistans internal matter, he said, adding, We have very good relations with Pakistan, and we expect a lot of good from it. Pakistan is a very important country, it is a big country in the Islamic world.
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A Houthi fighter walks above debris on April 12, 2015 at the compound of Sana'a's al-Yarmuk football club which was hit by an airstrike by Saudi Arabia the previous day in the Yemeni capital's northern al-Rawda district. AFP[/caption]Saudi Arabias military aggression against Yemen started on March 26, without a UN mandate, in a bid to restore power to the fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.
Hundreds of civilians, including women and children, have been killed and thousands more wounded in the Saudi airborne attacks.
The United Nations has called for an immediate humanitarian pause of at least a few hours each day to allow deliveries of urgently neededaid to the the conflict-weary country.
By Press TV
