ISLAMABAD
APP
Legislators from treasury and opposition benches in the National Assembly Tuesday termed the ongoing protests of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) “political terrorism” and vowed to protect the country’s “democratic system”.
As the lower house of the Parliament resumed debate on current political situation of the country in the backdrop of protesting parties in the capital, the legislators were united that the electoral system should be made transparent and answerable while anti-democratic adventures should be resisted.
Addressing the NA, Abdul Rahim Mandokhel of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) said that the Parliament should be used to resolve the issues with PTI and PAT. It was regrettable that a mob had gathered in the capital and was trying to derail the democracy, he added.
Mandokhel said it was “unfortunate” that some parties were demanding the government to step down through illegal means and were setting a bad precedent. He urged the government to take the “sloganeers of revolution” to task as such slogans were against the country’s interests.
Urging the parliament to play their role in protecting the rule of law, democracy and Constitution, he said that a 33-member parliamentary committee had already been constituted for consensus on electoral reforms.
Urging PTI to make Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a role model for other provinces, Imran Zafar Leghari also cited the importance of Parliament for resolving issues. He also sided with other parliamentarians’ viewpoint on democracy and vowed to struggle for its protection.
“What was PTI celebrating when Peshawar residents were dying of rainstorm?” he questioned the PTI leadership.
Referring to PAT chief, he said that a violator of the Constitution should not have been allowed to land in Pakistan. However, he urged the PAT chief to hold dialogue with political parties and solve issues in a democratic manner.