Amraiz Khan
Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday said that the government did place any barrier to stop the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) rally in the City.
Talking to media men here, Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the government is fixing the issues including the economic crisis, poor law and order situation and destruction of institutions by the previous governments.
She, while dubbing the PDM Lahore rally a political circus, said it is against the law. The government had not stopped any of the participants of the rally and not even a single obstacle can be seen anywhere in Punjab, she added. The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is all set to hold its power show at Minar-i-Pakistan today.
The 11-party opposition alliance is holding the rally in violation of the government-defined standard operating procedures (SOPs) to halt the spread of coronavirus. Moreover, the event doesn’t have the government’s approval. The local administration has denied the PDM permission to hold the public meeting citing a continued spike in coronavirus infections. The opposition didn’t heed the government’s calls to postpone the rally by at least two months.
The SACM said that the government didn’t allow PDM to hold public meeting in the wake of alarming corona situation and security concerns in the city.
She said that the government didn’t put any obstacle in the way of opposition as per the directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Neither has any container been placed nor has any road been blocked, she added. She said that the government is not afraid of any PDM meeting as such meetings cannot topple the government in fact the government wants to expose the political strength of PDM to the public. She said that the Laborites have already rejected corrupt PDM politicians and as per the strategy of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, the tall claims of opposition were exposed.
She said that Maryam Safdar has no mandate to represent all parties of PDM as she is just a daughter of a convicted former prime minister. She said that Maryam Safdar took the path of confrontation and anarchy. The PML-N is moving forward with an agenda of chaos, anarchy and confrontation, she further said.
She said that the desire of PDM to topple the government will not be fulfilled and the government will complete its term. Dr Firdous said that opposition is doing politics at the cost of the life of the people and is totally unconcerned about the safety of the general public. She said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman has planned to use innocent children of madrassahs for political purposes and gathered a private force to create anarchy.
She said that the government has an eye on all the illegal activities of PDM and CCTV cameras have been installed on the route from Jati Ummra to Minar-e- Pakistan to keep the record of their activities. Dr. Firdous said that opposition is making unsuccessful efforts to intimidate the government by holding the processions.
Meanwhile, SACM Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan said that PDM is a pack of 11 parties which wants increase in corona pandemic. The unnatural alliance is using cheap tactics for protecting the wealth collected by money laundering. Opposition is goof as they are not realizing the alarming situation of Covid-19. The fake princes of Jati Ummra and her maids are creating hue and cry.
