ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communication Maulana Asad Mehmood firmly asserted on Thursday that the parliament would complete its term according to the constitution and added that nobody had the right to compel us or challenge the authority of the Parliament.
“The entire parliament is standing behind Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and no one can dictate to or undermine the authority of the parliament,” he declared while speaking on the National Assembly floor. He argued that the government should resist pressure to abandon its insistence on holding elections simultaneously across the entire nation. The JUI-F leader stated, “We agree to the prime minister’s suggestion to hold talks, but we will not negotiate under pressure and we will reject it.
He regretted that unfortunately, the demand of the political parties for constituting a full court had not been entertained.
Speaking in the House, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said any decision compromising the supremacy of the parliament would not be accepted at any cost. The decisions aimed at protecting someone would not be accepted, he added.
He said that majority of this august house has reposed full confidence in the leadership of the Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.
While congratulating the Prime Minister for securing the vote of confidence, he said that decisions of the parliament would prevail in the country.
Balochistan National Party Sardar Akhtar Mengal said that issues of Balochistan should be solved on priority. He also congratulated prime minister Shehbaz Sharif for getting the vote of confidence from the parliament.
He urged the political parties to work for the supremacy of the parliament and constitution. Many people had been displaced due to operation in northern and other areas of the country but they were not yet rehabilitated so far, he added.
Mian Javeed Latif said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) would accept the general election 2023 only if its leadership was given a level playing field in the political process.
He said that no political party wanted to delay elections, but a level playing field should be given to all political forces before holding general elections in the current year 2023. The PML-N leadership had always accepted the court decisions and never indulged in politics of agitation, he added.
He said PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif had faced disqualification and judicial trials despite being innocent, but it was time to ensure justice for him, who had served the country as the prime minister thrice and contributed to the development and progress of the country.
Javed Latif said that talks could be held amongst the genuine political parties but not with the person who was responsible for anarchy and stoking moral decline in the society.
PTI chairman Imran Khan was granted bail while sitting at home, while the PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif who made the country a nuclear power and gave gift of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) besides eliminating terrorism, was forced to live in exile.
He said that Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had been banned from politics for ten years which was totally injustice. In the past, he had been exiled forcefully from Pakistan by Gen. Musharraf, he added.
Later, the House was adjourned to meet again on Friday at 11.00 am.
