What is the government’s fault, questions PM Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif criticized his opponents and addressed the ongoing political crisis in the country during his address at the launch of the Vision 2025 programme.

Prime Minister Sharif asked those holding long marches and speaking of revolution what was the government’s fault.

The prime minister questioned whose agenda was behind talk of revolution and long marches. “What has the government done that there is talk of toppling it.”

In response to Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri’s address from Sunday, Prime Minister Sharif said the government was making development plans while Qadri was spreading anarchy.

“Those who could not win a few hundred votes, how can they be successful in bringing a revolution?”

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also posed a question to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan regarding what change had been achieved in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The prime minister during his address once again invited Imran Khan to resolve issues.

The prime minister stressed that democracy was Pakistan’s salvation and exercising democratic rights was the true revolution. He said those who had dragged Pakistan towards terrorism had to be held accountable as it was because of them that the county had suffered the loss of innocent lives and financially.

Prime Minister Sharif vowed that he had faced challenges in the Pakistan and would steer Pakistan away from those trying to derail progress.