F.P. Report
MULTAN: Senior politician Javed Hashmi Wednesday said that government, army and religious scholar mishandled the sit-in that was staged against the amendment in Khatm-e-Nubuwwat clause.
Talking to a private television channel at his residence in Multan, Hashmi said the matter is very sensitive and all parties should have remained very careful. He maintained that the sit-in was a demonstration of powerful emotions that people of Pakistan possess regarding their prophet.
Javed Hashmi said he is not aware of the fact that which forces were behind the protest, but the incumbent government must address the misunderstandings that have developed among the people. He commented that the sit-in was the final step, and the government could have fallen as well if something had happened.
Javed Hashmi said army is the most powerful institution of this country, and it proved that it can even do those things which government can’t by ending the protest. He said it is not army’s duty to hold negotiations, therefore, it should not take the credit and help to strengthen the democracy.
He said army is bound to obey every constitutional order of the government and affirmed that Pakistan needs strong democracy. Army has been dragged into political affairs instead of doing its own work for 70 years, and the practice must end now, he added.
Hashmi said the Senate as well as the next general elections will be held on time. He said some forces and parties do not want Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) majority in the Senate. Some people will now leave PML-N but such things usually occur before the elections, and the party will still remain country’s biggest force, he added.
He said there will not be any alliance between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and PML-N. Talking about Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), he commented that it is trying to become a big political party but Imran Khan’s style of politics is creating difficulties for the party. PTI’s graph as an opposition party has declined, he said.
