- Parliamentarians unanimously adopt resolution against demand for PM’s resignation, denounce PTI, PAT leaders’ ‘derogatory remarks’
ISLAMABAD
STAFF REPORT
The National Assembly (NA) Thursday unanimously passed Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai’s resolution rejecting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)’s demands for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s resignation and dissolution of NA and deplored the “extremely derogatory, defamatory and inflammatory language” used by PTI and PAT leaders in their protests.
During the NA session also attended by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the parliamentarians resolved to uphold the supremacy of the Constitution, sovereignty of Parliament, which embodies the will and mandate of the people of Pakistan, and prevalence of rule of law. They vowed to ensure that the democratic system continues to function and flourish in accordance with the provision of the Constitution.
Addressing the assembly, Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) head Aftab Khan Sherpao congratulated the house for adopting the resolution unanimously and condemned the use of PTI and PAT’s “derogatory remarks” against leader of the house, opposition and the Parliament.
Sherpao however welcomed the dialogue process with the protesting parties and said that in democracies, dialogue always had the pivotal role to resolve disputes and issues. He said in dialogue process, the win-win situation should always be for the nation and the Parliament.
Speaking on the floor of the house, Tahir Iqbal urged the election reforms committee to verify national identity cards as well as thumb impressions as votes polled could not be verified. He said that system in the country was on the right track and the governments in the future would transfer its powers through democratic means.
Iqbal also held PTI and PAT chiefs responsible for “dishonouring of women” in their protests.
Moreover, Syed Asif Hasnain and Ejazul Haq agreed that if the Parliament was strengthened, the democracy was supposed to flourish. They lauded the “democratic way” as to how the protesting parties were allowed to stage protests.
Haq contended that the government had proven that it was following a democratic path through its gestures. He urged Khan and Qadri to let the dialogue process move forward in the ambit of law and Constitution.