Amid the ongoing war of words between the government and Opposition over the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, the federal ministers Saturday tried to lower the temperature, suggesting for a “dialogue”.
The interior minister also said that he had received a complaint from JUI-F General Secretary Maulana Ghafoor Haideri regarding Prime Minister Imran Khan’s verbal jibes against the joint opposition.
Speaking to journalists in Quetta, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that the government and Opposition should move towards “reconciliation”, adding that everybody should sit together and find a solution.
The interior minister added that the Balochistan Awami Party was “fully” behind PM Imran Khan, as he warned the Opposition that if the law and order situation moves towards deterioration, the army could be called in for restoring peace.
In response to the interior minister’s comments, BAP President Jam Kamal Khan said: “Balochistan Awami Party takes its own decision, not Sheikh Rashid.”
“The Opposition should show patience and tolerance,” he said, following the uproar that stirred after Imran Khan’s hard-hitting speech in Lower Dir on Wednesday.
The interior minister said that the government and PM Imran Khan will complete their five-year tenure as the Opposition will face defeat in the no-confidence motion. He further suggested that with only a year left in general elections, the Opposition should prepare for the next elections or else “they would have to wait for 10-years.”
In a separate statement, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry too suggested the Opposition hold talks for the sake of democracy in the country.
He said that the ill-planned no-confidence motion of the opposition stirred up bitterness in politics.”Democracy is not a system of extreme divisions but based on political consensus. It is not difficult to fight, but reconciliation is difficult later.”
He said politics should not be so divisive that it should become difficult to talk with each other. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss matters of mutual interest including rapidly evolving political situation of the country.
The Minister briefed the prime minister about his contacts and meeting with members of National Assembly amid opposition’s no-confidence motion. Qureshi also apprised the premier about incident of Indian missile crashing in Pakistan.
