Govt advises PDM to call off long march

The government has advised the PDM leaders to call off its long march decision and sit together with the electoral reforms committee to have their useful input accepted by the government.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad yesterday, Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Information Minister Shibli Fawarz said that long march was unlawful under the Charter of Democracy signed between Nawaz Sharif and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and added, we can scarify our government for the sack of democracy.

Chaudhry said the ups and downs are part of politics and one should not have cross the red lines after defeating.

“Javed Latif is merely a puppet of his political masters. There would have no issue if Senate election were held through open balloting,” he said and added that those who wanted to follow MQM founder must look into their fate.

Fawad Chaudhry said that PML-N leader Javed Latif’s anti-Pakistan statement was highly painful and condemnable, which was clear negation of PPP leader Asif Zardari’s popular slogan “Pakistan Khappay” after martyrdom of BB Shaheed.

He said that both Nawaz Sharif and Altaf Hussain were the gifts of 80s politics and they had no political principles when it was the matter of getting vested political interests for them. The minister added that it was a great unfortunate that the national politics was made hostage at the hands of politically immature leaders.

Commending the NAB’s move of rejecting the bail application of Maryam Nawaz, the Federal Minister said the government has no control or influence over the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and courts.