Multan rally was mishandled, arrests unjustified: Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Multan rally was mishandled, arrests unjustified: FM Qureshi
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the government was unable to handle PDM’s Multan rally properly and in his opinion, there was no justification for the arrests of PDM members.
He said this while talking to Dunya News program "Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Saath". The Foreign Minister said that the Qasim Bagh rally should not have been hampered. If the opposition had been allowed to hold the rally inside Qasim Bagh, they would have been exposed as Imran Khan attracted a crowd of several thousands in the ground.
Shah Mahmood said that what difference did the Gujranwala rally make? “In my view, there was no need for the government to react so strongly”, he said. Let the opposition hold their rallies, the people will decide for themselves. The Punjab government should reconsider its decisions, I will share my views with the political leadership, he added.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the coronavirus situation in the country is critical with about 40 people dying from the virus each day. The opposition has been asked to postpone their rallies for some time, he said.
He said that the opposition was creating a sense of chaos in the country, our economy is recovering but the opposition is endangering the lives of the people.
