Nawaz Sharif Shook Hands With Thailand Prime Minsiter

News items have appeared showing pictures of the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with the Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra shaking hands with her as gesture of warm welcoming in the country. It is for the first time in the past 60 years that the Thai premier is paying official visit to the country with high level delegation aimed at strengthening the bilateral ties between the two countries. The Thai Prime Minister is on official visit for two days from 20-21 August 2013. Earlier she had visited Tajikistan.

The official visit of the Thai premier has led to various questions. The media men are raising questions of the unexpected meeting. But the thing most unacceptable to the nation is the shaking of hands of an Islamic State male Prime Minister with a non- Muslim female. Muslim political leaders of other nations follow their national dress code for the international meetings and some nations like China converse in their official language instead of using the widely spoken English, even at international level meetings and conferences.

In past the former Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar also shook hands with the Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna and other male leaders which was totally against the ethical and religious norms of our country.

As being representative of an Islamic State our leaders should follow and remain restricted to the gestures which are forbidden in our religion. An Islamic woman who covers her head should not let the non-Muslim males to exchange welcoming gestures that involve the touching of body part.