Announce election dates, Nawaz asks government

PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has expressed this gladness that the current government was nearly ending its tenure without Army’s umbrella.He said that it should kill further suspense by announcing the exact date for elections, while he would like to announce it publicly that he had no objections over government’s investigations through FIA, as Supreme Court’s orders must be carried out.He expressed that that COAS had talked about rule of law and constitution, and rejected the notion of his being against army as whole; “Rather I have reservations against some generals “, he clarified.“Actually I had complained about a parallel government being run by my COAS (Musharraf), as ISI was making its own decisions without taking my approval.”Assuring that he full regards for the Army, he said that he would always respect and cooperate with Army, as long as it proceeded according to law and Constitution.“As such, if government also acted within its constitutional jurisdiction, and PM also remained within his limits, other institutions would also follow the act,“ he expressed.He said that his main contention was with the imprudent policies of the government, and while this government had been tolerated with great patience, PML-N would still want a democratic and constitutional change with masses’ mandate.Referring to the Supreme Court’s verdict, he said that it was a volume of Asad Durrani’s and Younas Habit’s contradictions. He also highlighted Asad Durrani’s ambassadorial tenure during Benazir’s government, during which Rehman Malik managed a signed letter from him (Asad Durrani).He was also critical of Younas Habib’s remembering names of PML-N beneficiaries, while he pretended to forget PPP’s beneficiaries, who were doled Rs270 million during 1993 elections.