LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has mentioned that personally he considers that proscribing any political get together is inappropriate, whereas Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has chided these parts who discover alternative in unsure political circumstances within the nation.
Talking to the media on Sunday, Governor Khan mentioned that the PML-N took a unilateral resolution of proscribing the PTI and he or his get together, the PPP, was not taken on board by the ruling PML-N earlier than asserting the choice.
However, the governor mentioned the difficulty of the ban on PTI could be taken up within the PPP’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) assembly and a choice on whether or not to assist the doubtless ban on PTI or oppose it within the parliament could be taken after thorough discussions.
The governor made it clear that “personally” he didn’t assume it was applicable to proscribe a political get together.
Defence minister criticises ‘opportunistic’ parts
He urged that every one authorities involved to distinguish between the PTI activists who took half within the assaults on navy installations and people who are as patriotic as different politicians. “Try those who are accused of the May 9 attacks and penalise them if found guilty, but it will be inappropriate to take action against those who were not involved in the attacks,” he mentioned.
Khawaja Asif chides ‘opportunists’
Through his X (previously Twitter) account, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif chided the weather who discover alternatives for them in political instability within the nation.
In an obvious reference to the forming of a brand new political get together by former PML-N leaders Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Miftah Ismael, he mentioned in his X publish that plenty of press conferences and TV speak reveals are being held as of late.
He remembers that politics within the nation led to many mishaps and, because of these mishaps, undemocratic setups got here into being that weren’t the product of elections.
Sometimes these setups have been apparently established for holding elections, he mentioned.
These ‘chance’ setups gave beginning to a technology of politicians, technocrats and businessmen who would all the time look out for any tragedy and able to gown up [to take oath as ministers], he mentioned. During unsure occasions, they might kind new political events, maintain press conferences and repeatedly seem in TV talks reveals whereas wanting in direction of Pindi (a touch in direction of navy institution), he added.
Published in Dawn, July 22nd, 2024
