Punjab situation unfortunate: Awan

Federa­l Law Minist­er calls Punjab a ‘police state’, say admin needs to be remove­d.

RAWALPINDI: Federal Law Minister Babar Awan lashed out at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) saying Punjab has become a ‘police state’, and the administration needs to be removed or brought under the law.

Awan was talking to the media in Rawalpindi on Sunday. He called the current situation in Punjab unfortunate, where a police rule has gripped the state. He also claimed that it is the only province where the cabinet is not complete.

He added that it is pivotal for Nawaz Sharif to come to parliament and said that the PPP would welcome the PML-N chief's bid to run for the next elections.

PPP to protect ‘democracy’

Awan's critical statement is part of an ongoing exchange of words between the PPP and PML-N.

Earlier this week, the PPP top leadership came to the conclusion that the party would adopt an aggressive posture and fight back with full might all the moves to bully the government.

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani also hit back at critics, quashing rumours of a regime change in the country, on Saturday. He warned that any 'unconstitutional' act against his democratically-elected government would be construed as a conspiracy to destabilise the federation.

The strong reactions of the PPP leadership come after one of the major shareholder in parliament, the PML-N chief, said that it was time for a change in the current set-up for the country and that he would support it if the current government does not mend it’s ways.