Pakistan

Government to address PPP’s concerns over Dr Asim’s arrest, Pervaiz Rashid

Information minister says law will take its due course against those involved in corruption

Web Desk August 28, 2015

Information minister says law will take its due course against those involved in corruption. PHOTO: ZAHOORUL HAQ/EXPRESS

A day after the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) urged the government to respect the law and to adopt transparency in the way it is acting against the corrupt, Federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid said that they will address concerns of the the main opposition party over Dr Asim Hussain’s arrest and the ongoing Rangers crackdown in Sindh.

Rashid assured that the law enforcement agencies will work within the ambit of law when carrying out operations in the province.

On Thursday, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah warned of 'open war if anyone dared to touch PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari.'

Read: Khursheed Shah says leave Zardari alone or else

“Law will take its due course, government does not believe in any sort of retaliatory action against any political party,” Rashid said while speaking to the media in Lahore on Friday, Express News reported.

To a question regarding Indian aggression on the Sialkot Working Boundary which had claimed at least eight lives, the minister said Pakistan had conveyed its reservations to India and the incident was denounced in strongest terms.

Read: Qaim Ali Shah expresses concern to Sindh DG Rangers on Dr Asim Hussain's arrest

Regarding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan's demand for members of the election commission to resign for their failure to hold transparent elections in 2013, Rashid said that the government does not hold any power to remove any member of the commission.

Rashid also hit out at Imran's intentions to stage another sit-in for the fulfillment of his demands, saying he could not ‘afford to hold another such protest’.

COMMENTS (5)

Avinash Advani | 8 years ago | Reply No Doubt he has made the Ziauddin University with progressive and Highly standard!!

S K Afridi | 8 years ago | Reply Unfortunately all the thieves have joined hands. How can you eliminate corruption and plundering from our beloved mother land. People of Pakistan have to rise and protest effectively against these ruling political families who are mercilessly drawing every drop of blood from the frail body of Pakistan. Are they untouchables? Is the plundering of Pakistan their divine right? Where is the rule of law? There is a dire need of injecting some fear of God into their minds.