Let parliamentary committee continue memo probe: Awan

Law Minister Baber Awan said on Friday that a probe into the memo scandal comes under the ambit of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, and that the body should be allowed to continue its work. While talking to reporters at the residence of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Raja Riaz, he refused to comment on the proceedings of Supreme Court on the memo case. He attacked the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership, saying it had struck agreements with past military rulers to escape the country. “Nawaz Sharif only likes a parliament where his party sits alone,” Awan said, adding that if Nawaz “did not stop from hijacking the parliament, then … we will stop him, as we have a history of sacrifices”. He said the PML-N chief had in the past conspired to end late Benazir Bhuttos’ government twice, and that he was repeating his tactics. Awan denied that there was any dissatisfaction in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh and Gilgit Biltstan, as the people were satisfied with their elected representatives and democracy. He added that only in Punjab some elements were trying to destabilise the system. He said the government would complete its tenure and would fight all conspiracies in the next 15 months.