Parliament helped strengthen democracy, says PM

Published September 30, 2014
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is being received by federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Barjees Tahir at the Islamabad airport upon his return from New York after attending the UN General Assembly session.—APP
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is being received by federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Barjees Tahir at the Islamabad airport upon his return from New York after attending the UN General Assembly session.—APP

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday his government was serving people relentlessly despite disturbances caused by the sit-ins.

Talking to reporters in London before returning to Pakistan, the prime minister said he did not want to talk about those who were engaged in negative politics.

Mr Sharif, who made a stopover in London on his way back home after attending the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, said that parliament had played a significant role in strengthening democracy.

The premier said his government wanted to remove anomalies in the system.

In reply to a question, he said he did not consider that judiciary was conspiring against the government.

The prime minister said his speech at the UN Genral Assembly session and his stance on Kashmir represented the aspirations of the people of Pakistan.

Published in Dawn, September 30th, 2014

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