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| India-Pakistan |
| Shahbaz protests he was 'out of the loop' |
| 2014-06-22 |
| [DAWN] Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif ...Pak dynastic politician, brother of PM Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab... must have raised many an eyebrow even in the ruling PML-N on Thursday when he protested that he was out of the loop about the operation two days ago around the Minhajul Koran secretariat until TV channels started reporting on the festivities between police and workers of the Pakistain Awami Tehrik (PAT). The chief minister had come to the capital to give his version of Tuesday's bloodshed in Lahore in a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office. According to a government official privy to the deliberations, Mr Shahbaz said he first learned about the disturbance near the Minhajul Koran secretariat in Model Town at 8:30am. "He (Shahbaz) immediately ordered police to disengage," the official said, recounting the proceedings. "Soon after directing the police to disengage, I went to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court. During the ceremony I was informed that the situation was worsening. I again passed a message to police to back off. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Where have we heard that before? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-06-22 08:52 |