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| Nawaz inviting army by calling for civil disobedience: Watto |
| 2009-03-15 |
| Federal Minister for Industries Mian Manzoor Ahmed Watto has said on Saturday that government has decided not to allow sit-in at the Constitution Avenue, Islamabad and vowed to safeguard the life and property of the people. Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is inviting army takeover by inciting people towards Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) as the aftermath of CMD could lead to country at the mercy of another dictator, Minister added. Addressing a news conference in Lahore, he said federal and provincial governments are responsible to provide security to the people amidst lawyers' long march. He said government has evolved mechanism not to allow the marchers to come to Islamabad and stop them wherever they are. He said, in this connection, government will not allow the state machinery to arrest women, weak and aged people and will treat them with honour and respect. The Minister said Punjab Chief Secretary and Additional Inspector General of Police have been assigned to work out modalities with Mian Nawaz Sharif, Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Imran Khan about their strategy of long march so that adequate security could be provided to them. "Government will leave no stone unturned to provide security to the political leaders. PPP believes in reconciliation with all political parties and does not want confrontation with political forces", he said adding, and "We want political resolution of the problem and promote democratic traditions." "The PML-N, PPP government in the Punjab was dismissed as a result of Supreme Court (SC) verdict and PPP leadership expressed their regret with Shahbaz Sharif with a view that it will destabilize democracy," he remarked. Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Muhammad Gondal said there is complete unity among President, Prime Minister and the government and they are running the affairs smoothly. "The government's long march policy is that, this problem should be resolved in a democratic method and all the decisions taken should reflect democracy," he added. Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Syed Aseff Ahmed Ali, on the occasion, informed, "The government has no objection on the peaceful long march by the lawyers" but added, "The lawyers are being made instrument to achieve political motives." He said the deposed judges cannot be reinstated without legislation. |
| Posted by:Fred |