As opposition parties gear up for their protest rallies against the government, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his top aides met in the popular hill resort of Murree on Saturday to brainstorm a strategy for tackling the political challenge.
Government sources said that the Murree huddle focused on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) upcoming ‘Azadi March’ and protest rallies planned by the Pakistan Awami Tehreek and Jamaat-e-Islami.
The meeting decided that these rallies would be be dealt with ‘politically’. The government would not resort to the use of force, nor will it place the opposition leaders under house arrest, according to the sources.
At the same time, the meeting decided that no one would be allowed to take the law into their own hands. And any act of vandalism will be dealt by security and law-enforcement agencies, sources said. The meeting also discussed the government’s response if PTI lawmakers decide to resign from the assemblies.
When contacted, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s House confirmed the Murree meeting. Several political issues came under discussion, he said when asked for details.
Attendees at the meeting included Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Abbasi.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 3rd, 2014.
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@Sara You wanna move Pakistan under premiership of Mr. Nawaz Sharif who did not face nation during last one and half year. Mr. Sharif luckily has money so he became PM, he is not a leader at all.
@Sabi, bakri is a more appropriate symbol, not lion.
Nothing special would happen.just nonesense and over wastage of national fuels.
Kick black sheep in media out and put pseudo leaders in house arrest and let us have our peace.Other options will add more tensions.Remember Bhutto tried to Handel them political land that cost him his life and the nation eleven dark years. Fix them like Erdogan of Turkey and move this country forward.Your symbol is lion so move ahead like a lion.
Is this all that he was elected to do through rigging? International trips and now is in muree enjoying while the nation is suffering in prolonged load shedding. Who is to foot the bill for travel and stay in muree? I'm sure it's none other than the hard working tax payers, shame on PMLN
PML-N knows for a fact that nothing much would happen. Facebook and social portal can never identify or predict the total outcome of a poll. Millions of them neither use such portal, nor have such an intent. I have no idea why would PTI believe they would be the next term leaders, when they have nothing to show on the performance bar. Why would i even waste my vote on bunch on nut-bags who change statements with sole purpose of ruling the land