Institutions should not trespass their authorities, says Federal Minster for Railway Saad Rafique

Federal minister expresses woes and reservations

LAHORE: Federal Minister of railway and Senior member of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N),  Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that institutions should not intervene with external authorities.

In a statement issued on Saturday, February 3, the minister said that injustice towards his party continues. He said, “We do not criticize the judiciary or the army, but it is essential that the counterparts uphold the authority of the parliament”.  He lamented that, politicians always receive harsh reprisals for their errors.



“Politicians also expect the judiciary to show them some respect and institutions should not cross over their jurisdictions”.

Regarding the claims made by Senior anchorperson Dr. Shahid Masood earlier, the minister said that journalists like him are ill-informed liars.

Addressing the performance of opposition and fellow politicians, the minister said on Thursday,  that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Asif Ali Zardari has destroyed the city of Pakistan’s founder Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.



In a message posted on the social media website Twitter, the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader noted that after his arrival in Karachi, he could see garbage dumps lining Shahrah-e-Faisal, the city’s main thoroughfare, as he traveled along it.

“Your [Asif Zardari] government has destroyed the city of Karachi. Garbage dumps and debris line the streets,” he remarked.