Faizabad sit-in: PPP-P slams govt for caving in to protestors

Submit adjournment motion over ‘shameful’ agreement between govt, TLP

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party-Parliamentarian (PPP-P) on Thursday submitted an adjournment motion in the National Assembly Secretariat over the government’s ‘shameful’ agreement with protesters for ending the Faizabad sit-in.

Terming the situation critical for national security, the adjournment motion stated that the government’s strategy to end the protest had cast doubts over domestic security and the rule of law.



“On the orders of the court, the way in which the government surrendered before [the] protesters and struck a deal via armed forces to end the sit-in is a glaring example of its incompetence,” read the motion that was signed, among others, by Dr Nafisa Shah, Syed Naveed Qamar and Ijaz Jakhrani.

It said that the government allowed everyone – who created the law and order situation and resorted to destruction of property – to get away, putting people’s lives at risk.

“The government has set a shameful precedent by entering into this agreement with the protesters, harming national sovereignty,” the motion read.

Earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) lashed out at the government and over the army’s role as mediator to end the sit-in at the Faizabad Interchange.

The sit-in, lasting more than 20 days, was called off after an agreement was struck between the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan and the government.



A few points of the agreement drew the ire of many stakeholders.

Under the accord, the government agreed to release all persons arrested since November 6 and withdraw cases against them. “Federal and provincial governments must compensate for all damages to state and private properties ever since the start of the sit-in,” another point of the agreement stated.

Earlier, Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah also criticised the government for not taking the matter to parliament.