Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif meets with former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Lahore on Tuesday, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Opposition Leader in NA Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan were also present on this occasion. – Photo by PPI

LAHORE: Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuessday asserted that the decision taken by the ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani to resign from his post was the right one and urged government to investigate the ‘memo issue’ to bring it to its rational conclusion, DawnNews reported.

Speaking to media representatives after meeting with PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif, Qureshi said that there was nothing left in assemblies anymore. “I have adviced ‘Mian Sahib’ to come out of assemblies,” he added.

Sovereignty of the country and its survival lies in democracy, said the former minister.

He urged the masses to decide who should lead the country in theses chaotic times to bring it out of troubles. “It’s about time to get rid of this ineligible and failed government,” said the former minister.

The former PPP minister stressed on the importance of forming a free election commission and urged political leadership of the country to take a unified stance on the issue. “Supreme Court should also play its role to ensure the formation of a free election commission,” he added.