ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Dr Asif Kirmani on Wednesday said people had refused to accept the minus-Nawaz formula.
“The people who were thinking of the minus-Nawaz formula themselves stood nowhere in the Parliament on Tuesday,” Kirmani said while talking to media outside the National Accountability Court (NAB) in Islamabad.
Kirmani said the Parliament, elected by the people of Pakistan, had once again reposed its faith in former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
His remarks came in reference to the National Assembly which on Tuesday rejected with majority vote the motion to consider the Elections (Amendment) Bill 2017 moved by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Naveed Qamar.
While responding to a question, Asif Kirmani said Nawaz Sharif was given exemption from NAB Court for seven days but due to some unavoidable reasons he had come to the Court.
The Special Assistant further said the federal government was in talks with the protestors of the religious parties.
“One should follow the teachings of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) instead of blocking roads as it is against the teachings of Islam,” he said and appealed the protestors to remove the obstacles.
