Nawaz Sharif skeptical of Imran’s long march agenda

LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is skeptical of Imran Khan’s agenda of long march and urged the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf chairman to announce his intentions clearly.

Sharif who spent 10 days in Saudi Arabia has plenty of challenges at home to cope with, including issues of calling in army in Islamabad invoking article 245 of the constution and the PTI long march.

On his arrival Sharif told media : “What is the agenda of long march, what do they want, even they don’t discuss it clearly. He said Imran Khan had announced to accept the results of the election despite reservations about its credibility but precisely after a year he had started raising questions.

The government has been facing strong criticism from the Pakistan People’s Party for deploying army in the federal capital with Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Khurshid Shah warning the government of use of force to prevent a long march. “It is wrong to invoke article 245 to stop protest, use of force in democratic era is not a wise move,” he said.

Similarly, the PTI seems firm on its decision to take a long march on Islamabad. The prime minister has to make a final decision whether to allow the PTI to stage the long march or not.