Govt not afraid of PDM's long march: FM Qureshi
Amendments proposed by opposition in NAB laws were equivalent to an NRO: Foreign Minister
MULTAN (Dunya News) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the government is not afraid of long march by opposition’s Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).
Talking to media persons, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) is currently in turmoil and asked political opponent that why they are hesitant if they are really want to resign from assemblies.
The foreign minister said that government has refused to get pressurized by opposition and claimed that PDM wanted to reach a deal for their personal interests.
Talking about National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws, he said that it was negligence of opposition parties if they failed to amend the laws regarding the anti-graft watchdog and asked them to not link the matter with legislation regarding Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as it is an issue of national importance.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi claimed that political opponent of the government asked to amend NAB laws for their support for legislation regarding FATF and amendments proposed by opposition parties were equivalent to an NRO.
He asked if the amendments were so important than why Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People Party (PPP) did not change the laws in their respective governments.
