Summary Opposition parties are willing to negotiate with the govt. over TORs, says Khurshid Shah.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Opposition parties have decided to meet in Islamabad at Khurshid Shah’s chamber on Monday and discuss thier strategy on government’s response to the Terms of Refrences (TORs) for the investigation commission that will probe the Panama Leaks issue.
According to the details, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has once again demanded Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif s resignation. Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Syed Khurshid Shah stated that the opposition parties are willing to negotiate with the government over the TORs. While addressing the media after inaugurating the Computerised Tomography (CT) scan section of the Civil Hospital in Sukkur, Shah added that thus far no contact has been made from the government side, adding that the Parliament is the constituency of the Prime Minster (PM), “if he wants to avoid it, it’s his will”, he said.
Meanwhile PPP leader Raja Pervez Ashraf stated that demanding resignation from PM Nawaz is the party’s principled stand. Talking to media in Islamabad, Ashraf said that: “we are people who have sacrificed a lot for the betterment of the country.” He added that when allegations were levelled at former PM Yousaf Raza Gillani, he was also advised to resign.
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq stated that the Panama Papers includes names of former leaders and opposition leaders. While addressing a gathering in Qila Saifullah, JI chief said that action similar to that being taken against the terrorists needs also to be taken against the ‘economic terrorists’ in the country, adding that a Bill in this regards will soon be presented in the National Assembly (NA). He added that Siraj said that if accountability is done in the country in true spirit then all the leaders of the country, especially those belonging to Balochistan, will end up in jails. He stated that the Adiala jail is being renovated and that he see those sitting in the chambers, now as handcuffed.
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