ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah said on Thursday that the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government has never given importance to parliament due to which it has become helpless and its autonomy has ended.
While speaking in the National Assembly, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader said that the government has only just realised that parliament exists. “We told government ministers countless times to come and sit with us to resolve issues,” he said.
While speaking about the deceased PPP leader Benazir Bhutto, Shah said that she was a global leader.
“Benazir was advised not to return to Pakistan as she would be martyred here,” he shared, adding that the efforts were made to conceal the facts regarding her death.
“Why were the people responsible for Benazir’s assassination let go,” he questioned. “Today, none of the politicians are safe,” he added.
He also condemned the assassination bid on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal during a corner meeting in Narowal.
“The politicians of Pakistan have been made unsafe. When we are murdered, the killers are allowed to go free. Pakistan is already facing numerous problems,” he asserted.
“When Musharraf came under attack, a mobile phone chip was recovered from the crime scene. The evidence led the security officials to the terrorists who were sentenced to death,” he said.
“But a political leader was martyred. All the proofs are obvious but the murderers have been acquitted,” Shah lamented.
