Shah wants Nisar to show documents of history of Article 245

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  • Opp leader says Interior Ministry yet to respond to his request for provision of documents quoted by Nisar in NA on Monday
  • Qureshi says PML-N govt will be responsible for unrest on Aug 14

Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah on Friday demanded to be shown the documents that were used by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, during his speech in the Lower House on Monday, on the history of Article 245 of the Constitution.

During Friday’s session, Shah said that as per the rules, if a document is shown in the assembly, it cannot be kept a secret. “I sought that document but so far the Interior Ministry has not responded to my request,” he complained to NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.

In his speech, Nisar had claimed that Article 245 was imposed in Pakistan 24 times. According to a source in the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), however, Article 245 was imposed only twice in the country and Nisar presented distorted facts in the National Assembly.

QURESHI BLAMES GOVT FOR UNREST:

While referring to the opposition leader’s concerns regarding the Punjab government’s conduct, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the government would be responsible for any untoward situation on August 14.

“Who is derailing the democratic system?” he questioned.

He alleged that the Punjab government is conspiring against the federal government and has become a ‘real danger’ to the democratic system.

Qureshi accused the government of not bothering about those who want reconciliation, and while pointing towards Shah, questioned why the government failed to withdraw Article 245 despite their concerns.

He went on to claim that the government was arresting party workers in the lead up to his party’s ‘Azadi’ march. “Our phone calls are bugged. You are committing the same atrocities that you had faced earlier during Musharraf’s era. We are still facing a dictatorial regime,” he said.

Qureshi added that the government should not restrict Tahirul Qadri’s workers either, while terming the blockade of the twin cities ahead of Independence Day unacceptable. This undemocratic face of the government is the real danger to democracy, he added.