Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah on Friday pledged the opposition’s continued support to the government saying the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) must clarify the details of the army chief’s meetings with Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri.
Drawing attention to the events of late Thursday and early Friday which began to give the impression that Nawaz Sharif had relinquished control of the situation, Shah said some Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmakers even cried over the uncertainty that developed as a result.
"The impression that began to form since late Thursday has been very alarming and although the interior minister has clarified the government's point of view, I would like to say that the ISPR owes the people of this country a clarification that those who were playing this game of terror in the name of democracy had called them to mediate," Shah told the House.
Shah, who thundered his support for the government during the session, was emphatic that the ISPR should clarify if and why the PTI and PAT had requested a meeting with the army chief, adding that neither of these parties wanted the supremacy of the Constitution and the Parliament.
“We are democrats and have rendered a series of sacrifices for democracy,” he said, adding that supporters of PTI and PAT may burn down Parliament and the capital if they must.
He said the opposition firmly stood by the recently adopted resolution calling to safeguard the Parliament and democracy from disruptive forces.
