- PML-N believes in public service politics, says Malik.
- Minister says: “We are not from May 9, we are from May 28.”
- Malik says there is no democracy within the party founded by Khan.
Minister of State for Law and Justice Aqeel Malik on Monday said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has never sidelined former three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, adding that all decisions are taken in consultation with him.
speaking in Geographic news In the “Capital Talk” program, Malik stated that the PML-N believes in public service politics and highlighted its achievements such as building the highway network and transforming the country into a nuclear state.
The minister said the PML-N has never compromised the dignity and integrity of the country.
Questioning the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Malik said, “We are not from May 9, we are from May 28.” On May 28, 1998, Pakistan became an atomic power after conducting six nuclear tests in Chagai, Balochistan.
Pakistan joined the ranks of nuclear powers during the tenure of then Prime Minister Nawaz.
Launching a fresh broadside against the PTI, the minister claimed that Nawaz had never acted against the country or national interests and asked if he had ever written to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In February last year, PTI founder Imran Khan revealed that he had written to the IMF requesting an audit of the election results before approving any new loans for Islamabad, a move widely criticized by the ruling coalition.
The minister stated: “Nations do not advance with slogans, demands or speeches.”
He claimed that there is no democracy within the party founded by Khan and added that more than half of the PTI members are urging a solution.
On the issue of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the minister termed it as a “constitutional process” but highly undesirable.
The federal government is seriously considering imposing governor’s rule in KP, he added.
Speaking on the same programme, PTI chief in the National Assembly Amir Dogar said: “Where do we go when there is so much oppression?”
He argued that parliament has become a “rubber stamp” and the rulers have not complied. “When mandates are stolen and the population is oppressed, the country cannot progress,” he added.
