ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told that the policy ofthe United States (US) was not based on facts, adding that completebilateral cooperation was going on for war against terrorism.
He commented on the Pak-US ties saying Pakistan had very clear stance thathad been conveyed to the US from every platform since the beginning.
“No country wanted peace in Afghanistan more than Pakistan that had beenhosting three million refugees and was also ready to facilitate peacedialogue,” he recalled.
The prime minister said such words had breached the parliament’s privilegethat had the power to summon the perpetrators.
On Wednesday, while addressing a protest gathering in Lahore, PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan and Awami Muslim League chief SheikhRashid Ahmed had cursed the parliament, inviting the ire of the parliamentas well as the public.
The prime minister said they, being the members of the parliament andleaders of political parties, had in fact cursed themselves. He said thosewho were trying to justify such words citing unsatisfactory parliamentaryperformance had not in fact understood the parliamentary system.
He said almost 90 percent of the parliamentary work was carried out by thestanding committees, not the Houses.
Regarding the case of Zainab, a raped and murdered minor girl of Kasur, theprime minister said Punjab Police were exploiting all out resources andhoped that the culprit would be arrested till tomorrow as some DNA clue hadbeen found.
He said the whole Punjab administration was very much on the case and hadalso carried out door-to-door search to nab the culprit who, according tothe DNA samples, seemed to be a serial killer.
To a question about the killing of protesters against Zainab tragedy, theprime minister said it was yet to be ascertained as why the police openedfire.
He said neither the government has put Tahirul Qadri on exit control list(ECL), nor has any such consideration until a court orders so, or theinvestigating agencies require the same.
Regarding Axact fake degrees scandal, the prime minister said it was aunique case and cyber crime was very difficult to be established.
To a question, the prime minister said the current government had carriedout record development projects which had no precedent in history.
He said the incumbent government had the mandate till June 1, 2018. Thegovernment could only be removed through two methods either through vote ofno confidence, or if the prime minister dissolved the parliament.
Regarding difference between PML-N leaders Pervaiz Rashid and ChaudhryNisar Ali, the prime minister said the intra-party differences were nothingnew and the members in the PML-N enjoyed freedom of speech.
Asked about PML-N future political strategy, the prime minister said aboutthe PML-N’s next candidate for premiership would be decided by the centralexecutive committee after the party obtained majority in next elections.