Summary Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed joint session of the parliament on Friday.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday stated that it is hard to understand the real agenda of protestors led-by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri.
While addressing joint session of the parliament, Nawaz Sharif said the government has tried its best to resolve the issue through dialogue.
On one side they were holding talks with the government, while on the other hand they were displaying funeral shrouds, chanting anti-government slogans and threatening to attack government institutions, the Prime Minister said.
Giving details regarding election results, the Prime Minister said 27 candidates of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won the election while 77 met humiliating defeat.
Referring to his meeting with Imran Khan at his Bani Galla residence after victory in general elections 2013, Nawaz Sharif stated that Imran Khan did not raise any question regarding electoral rigging at that time.
“I wonder as to how all of sudden a big stir was made on the presumed rigging in last elections,” he said.
PM Nawaz claimed that last 2013 polls were most transparent and fair in the history of Pakistan.
He said that massive losses caused due to flood could not draw the attention of people staging sit-ins. Protesting parties are inciting people to commit violence and create unrest in the country.
The Prime Minister said "no long march or short march could deviate us from our mission."
He lauded all the political parties for their support to democracy and democratic institutions. “We would continue to strengthen the constitutional rule and would not let tradition of might is right to be put in practice,” he said.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif thanked the nation, parliament and intellectual elite of Pakistan for foiling the bid against democracy.
Earlier today, the joint session of the parliament has unanimously passed the resolution for supremacy of the constitution and sovereignty of the parliament.
The resolution moved by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar strongly condemns the ongoing sit-ins of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) in Islamabad.
