Marriyum Aurangzeb, a spokesperson for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), claimed on Sunday that the disappointed and rejected group responsible for the destruction of people owing to inflation, unemployment, and economic crisis was once again atop the container.
The announcement came only hours after Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, pledged to start a freedom movement against a “foreign conspiracy of regime change.”
Fawad Chaudhry, a senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, also claimed in a statement that the previous ruling party has chosen to resign en masse from the assemblies, with the process beginning on Monday with the National Assembly.
Fawad, who served in Imran Khan’s cabinet as an information minister, said in a tweet, “The PTI has decided to withdraw from legislative bodies. Following the election of the prime minister, this process [of resignations] will begin in the National Assembly tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, Fawad, speaking to the media in Islamabad after a meeting of the PTI’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) at Bani Gala, said the CEC discussed the political situation following Imran Khan’s dismissal via a no-confidence resolution.
If PTI’s misgivings about PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif’s candidacy as Prime Minister were not addressed, the CEC suggested mass resignations from the lower house of parliament, according to Fawad. “If our concerns about Shehbaz aren’t addressed, we’ll all resign on Monday,” he continued.
In a statement issued today, Aurangzeb advised those who are trampling on the Constitution, law and order, democracy, and ethics to breathe a sigh of relief.
“Let [the government] correct the current bleak plight of the masses for which you are responsible,” she said.
The PML-N leader encouraged arch-rivals Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to run their campaign as they see fit, but to keep in mind that the Parliament had kicked them out for the time being.
She asked the past rulers to pay attention and think about why they were defeated. “Put a halt to your hate rhetoric and actions that are dividing our country,” she added.
Imran Khan had been ousted from office the day before by a vote of no-confidence, making him the first prime minister in Pakistan’s history to be deposed by a parliamentary revolt.
174 members backed the combined opposition’s no-confidence resolution, which needed 172 votes in the 342-member parliament to pass.
The motion sparked outrage, as it resulted in the premier’s unprecedented removal, presumably putting an end to the protracted situation.
