Summary Information Minister issued a statement from Lahore today.
LAHORE (Dunya NEWS) – Information Minister Pervez Rasheed has said that Tahirul Qadri should hold a debate with Maulana Tahir Ashrafi instead of PM Nawaz, adding that he can provide him the platform of PTV for that purpose.
He said this in a statement issued from Lahore on Saturday.
Slamming Imran Khan, Pervez Rasheed said the PTI chairman will leave for London on August 15 after holding a long march on 14.
Addressing a press conference on Friday, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri challenged the Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz sharif to an open debate. Dr. Tahirul Qadri challenged Nawaz Sharif to discuss the governance affairs with him anywhere he would like to. He said that it would be better for Nawaz Sharif to decide the venue and date of the debate before the ‘day of revolution’ so that it gets easier for him to find a respectable way out of the government.
Tahirul Qadri has laid down twenty points for the debate. The 20 points include interior and foreign affairs, accountability, electoral system and privatization policy. Tahirul Qadri has also challenged Nawaz Sharif to debate the way of staff recruitment in national institutions.
He said that it will be much better for the government to decide a date and venue as it is clearly a more dignified way of leaving the government. The other option will be of revolution which will not only make them lose the government but also their dignity, said Tahirul Qadri.
Dr. Qadri ruled out the possibility of a debate with any other member or group of members from Pakistan Muslim League (N). “I will only debate with Nawaz Sharif”, said Tahirul Qadri. He said that there is no other demand in the revolution other than expulsion of the government. “We just want the government to leave the people to their fate”, said Dr. Qadri.
