Respect national institutions, Khawaja Asif tells PTI leaders
Pakistan
Khawaja Asif said that government has no role in the arrest of PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday urged the leaders of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) to respect national institutions and their integrity.
Khawaja Asif said that adopting uncivilized behavior against the national institutions including judiciary is not a decent practice promoted by opposition party.
Talking about general elections, he said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is responsible to hold free, fair and transparent elections across the country.
About elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, he said that ECP would follow the constitutional way to conduct elections in 90-days after dissolution of assemblies by PTI in KPK and the Punjab.
Talking about arrest of Fawad Chaudhry, he said that government has no role in the arrest of PTI leader. He however said that we didn t have any objection if the court grants bail to him. He made it clear that no one is above the law in Pakistan.
