Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said, during the federal cabinet meeting, that he will not resign despite the demands of his opposition in accordance with the public mandate. Sharif called the Joint Investigation Team report a concoction of allegations about his family’s private businesses when he chaired the meeting, addressing all cabinet members. He added that he presented himself and family before the JIT without any hesitation, while adding that his family business existed before the entry of any family member in the field of politics. “We have lost a lot in politics but didn’t earn anything,” he elaborated, accepting the JIT’s formation despite reservations. He also expressed that the language of the report displayed mala fide intentions, while his own conscience is clear.
“Those who are demanding my resignation on unwarranted claims should look at themselves first,” defended the PM. He continued to say that PMLN got more votes than all the parties demanding his resignation, and that he would not let the country’s development become a target of conspiracies. The members of the meeting agreed that the demand for the PM’s resignation is baseless, and expressed their complete support in Sharif. Cabinet members are also expected to discuss projects related to power generation and other economic initiatives of the government in the meeting. Additionally, the 64-point agenda of the meeting includes discussion on MoUs, which is signed with various countries’ and approval of the procedure to appoint the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited’s managing director. The prime minister had presided over an informal consultative meeting, where he was briefed by legal and constitutional experts regarding the preparations of the government’s stance on the JIT report. According to report, the meeting decided to take up the matter of ‘baseless, unwanted remarks’ against government functionaries in the Supreme Court, and asked the grounds on which such comments were made. After the submission of final report to Supreme Court of Pakistan by the Joint Investigation Team against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members on charges of misdeclaration of assets and money-laundering, there are now calls from opposition parties and some other circles for the Prime Minister to step down. Such demands for resignation are premature and threats of launching a movement to force the Prime Minister to step down are regrettable and unjustified. This is because the process is still continuing and there is no final and conclusive judgment. The Prime Minster is enjoying the confidence of more than two-third majority of members of National Assembly and cannot be asked for the resignation without any tangible reason.
All political parties are playing the issue for their vested political interests. The situation has created uncertainty in country and it is adversely impacting the economy and shaking the confidence of investors. The proceedings of the SC would not take much time as judges seem to be sticking to the time frame as we witnessed in the case of JIT. All parties should exercise patience and wait for the final verdict of Supreme Court on this petition.
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