Observer Report
Islamabad
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government would not create any hurdles for opposition’s Azadi March as long as its participants followed the law but warned them of strict action if agreement signed with his negotiation team is violated.
The government committee, formed to engage with the opposition leadership on Azadi March, is completely independent, the premier said while chairing a meeting of the federal cabinet on Tuesday.
The prime minister said the government was neither part of any secret deal nor will it compromise on ongoing corruption cases.
The federal cabinet deliberated upon the Maulana Fazlur Rehman-led Azadi March for a little over an hour, said the sources, adding that the negotiation committee is monitoring developments in connection to the anti-government protests on a daily basis.
Prime Minister Imran was also briefed on conditions of the Azadi March pact and assured that the participants of the protest would not violate the agreement. The premier expressed satisfaction on negotiation committee’s efforts thus far.
Sources said PM’s Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan, while complaining over attitude of certain fellow cabinet members, told the premier that Pemra’s decision regarding senior anchorpersons was so harshly criticised on social media that it appeared as if some ministers were themselves part of the opposition. “Criticism by own ministers cause serious humiliation,” she remarked.
