BENAZIRABAD: Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif has dared the government to file a reference in court against political parties implicated in the Supreme Court’s verdict on Karachi violence.
“We will see whether the government files a reference against the vicious crimes committed by certain political parties or continues to work towards perpetuating its power,” the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president said on Friday.
(Read: SC tars all political parties with the same brush)
On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court announced its judgment on target killings in Karachi and criticised the federal and provincial governments for their failure to curb violence. The court also accused political parties of supporting militant groups involved in various crimes.
The PML-N chief alleged that workers of political parties, whose names have been mentioned in the joint investigation report for seeking extortion, have been training abroad. “Those who kill innocent people and destroy peace in the county cannot serve Pakistan,” he said.
Sharif added that people are well aware about parties maintaining armed wings. “I have reservations with the MQM on various issues,” he added.
Sharif said the nation is on the roads, widely protesting against flawed policies of the government. However, Sharif did not give concrete suggestions on how problems could be tackled.
The PML-N chief claimed that every year Rs400 billion are being embezzled from the national exchequer, while during the last four years more than Rs1 trillion have been wasted on reviving public sector organisations.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 8th, 2011.
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all are terrorist; whether u name them taliban/ban outfits/malitary wings parties----------- by killing innocent they wana run power affair; govt. itself involved/protecting THEN WHO WILL MOVE TO BAN?????????????
Can sharifs agree with banning jamaat islami.
You are supporting Bughties, LJs, TTP, JD, and other Indian agents, to destablize Pakistan. You care more for India than Pakistan, you are campaigning against Pakistan army, while ignoring what India is doing in Balochistan and KP and still you are claiming to be a Pakistani.
Political parties with militant should be banned was first started by General Zia when Mr Nawaz sharif was given Importance to the level that a ultimately became prime minister of Pakistan. How can you stop militant wings on the orders of the Parliament. Government should stop by them self as there is no law that to keep a militant wing for every political party.
If you ban militant wings then how are we going to collect bhatta and grab property? Please NS, be fair to us, we also have little kids to feed.
A positive overture by Nawaz sahib, but is he also willing to distance his party from Lashker-e-Jhangvi and Lashkar-e-Taiba?
Lets start it from Raiwind!
Ban the political party's military wings but give a free hand to the religious extremists just like in Punjab! Why not ban all the killers?
hello at last the politician awakes.. politics represent civil society... why do they militant wings???
what about your own Punjab Interior Minister ? he is a terrorist
im not a big fan of nawaz sharif, but hes right. to his credit, his party is amongst those with hardly any history of violence. should be commended.
A to Z all of them are corrupt! And we are willingly supporting them. We have no courage like people in Egypt, Libya,Yemen, and Bahrain. Wake up people and throw these people out.
and what about those parties having sympathies and linked with banned militant groups...
he is always right once he is out of the govt . by the way nawaz sharif is with the protestors protesting against power and his brother's administration was spreading love of baton charge. good
He is a great leader, salute to you sir. You are 100% right.
I agree with Mr. Shareef. I think, these parties have no agenda other than winning the elections and get into power by hook or crook. In the struggle for the power instead of working for the country benefit and contesting fairly with their political rivals picked the guns and have been engaged in the roits. They are not sincere and have always worked against those who realy want to work for the benefit of the people of Pakistan.
if this work, 90% of the political parties have to be banned in this country,