Political parties united for upholding democracy, says PM Nawaz
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said that all political parties were united for upholding democracy in Pakistan and for the supremacy of the Constitution, DawnNews reported.
The premier was addressing the Pakistani community in New York after meeting United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki Moon and other important international figures during his visit to the United States.
Nawaz said that those staging sit-ins against his government had made ambitious plans but the nation did not support them.
He said that the government is fully functional despite the protests while those opposing it had failed.
The prime minister said the attacks launched on the Parliament House and the Pakistan Television (PTV) network Headquarters were hardly similar to any of the attacks found in the country's history.
Nawaz said that his party participated in the 2013 general elections as an opposition party, adding that rigging allegations against the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) were baseless.
The PM also said that the previous caretaker government was nominated by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), but his party won a landslide victory in the elections.
The prime minister is currently in New York to attend the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly and is expected to deliver a speech today.