Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashique Awan on Sunday said the government was not under any threat of a grand alliance. Talking to PTV, Dr Firdous said formation and break-up of alliances were part of democratic traditions. She further said political parties had the right to form alliances and the government will welcome any grand alliance it was formed.
She said conspiring against a democratic government or trying to destabilise it under the cover of democratic rights was highly condemnable. Responding to a question, the information minister said since the Pakistan Peoples Party and its allied parties were in majority in the parliament, they had a democratic right to rule the country.
“It is the government’s right to discourage elements who want to destabilise the country by spreading unrest,” she added.