The Concerned Citizens of Pakistan Society (CCP) on Tuesday expressed concern at efforts by some quarters to disrupt the democratic process and place hurdles in the schedule of orderly elections and peaceful transfer of power.
In a statement, CCP President Nasira Iqbal said, “any person who claims to have the interest of Pakistan at heart should publicly renounce any foreign nationality and desist from making illegal and unconstitutional demands which are aimed at creating anarchy.” Moreover, he said that CCP denounced the way in which inconsistent statements were being issued by a cleric who did not keep his word yet played on the religious feelings and emotions of his students and followers
Iqbal further said, “We urge the government to take notice of the untimely Supreme Court judgment directing the arrest and investigation of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) regarding his alleged corruption in the rental power plants case.”
He said that the government should ask for the resignation of the prime minister so that he may tackle the charges leveled against him as a private citizen. He said, “The government should nominate a suitable MNA with a clean record to assume the office of prime minister and to seek a vote of confidence from the parliament.”
CCP also urge the government to appoint a caretaker government in consultation with the leader of the opposition in the parliament. The statement said, “The government should forthwith announce a date for the general elections. These measures, if taken by the government in a timely manner, will defuse the explosive situation in which we are placed today. It will also frustrate the evil designs of those who are conniving to destabilise Pakistan.”
