Steps in Karachi: ‘Restoring peace is PM’s main goal’
Information and broadcasting minister says Imran is able to carry out activities in Karachi because of govt efforts
Campaign was launched as a counter-narrative to dharna speeches. PHOTO: AFP
ISLAMABAD:
Bringing peace to Karachi is the main target of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Information and Broadcasting Minister Senator Pervaiz Rashid said on Saturday, while PTI chief Imran Khan’s efforts in the same city were directed at gaining a seat there.
He said that the PML-N does not believe in doing politics of securing National Assembly constituencies in Karachi, rather it was doing politics of service and doing its best to make Karachi a peaceful city.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 19th, 2015.
Bringing peace to Karachi is the main target of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Information and Broadcasting Minister Senator Pervaiz Rashid said on Saturday, while PTI chief Imran Khan’s efforts in the same city were directed at gaining a seat there.
In a statement, the minister said that Imran Khan’s free movement and activities in Karachi had become possible only after the government succeeded in taking culprits to task.
“Had the prime minister not initiated the process to once again turn Karachi into the city of lights, it would not have been possible for Imran to organise a gathering there without the MQM’s NOC,” the minister added.
About the Karachi bye-election, he said that the PML-N did not field its candidate in NA-246 as it could have given a political colour to the ongoing operation in Karachi.
He said that the PML-N does not believe in doing politics of securing National Assembly constituencies in Karachi, rather it was doing politics of service and doing its best to make Karachi a peaceful city.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 19th, 2015.