Fazl calls for making ToRs in line with Constitution

ISLAMABAD: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Saturday urged the parliamentary committee to formulate the Terms of Reference (ToRs) within the parameters of the Constitution. Talking to the Pakistan Television (PTV), he welcomed the formation of parliamentary committee on ToRs.

Fazl, who is also Chairman Kashmir Committee, said Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had presented himself for accountability though his name was not mentioned in Panama Papers. “Some elements, who have had offshore companies, wanted the accountability of the prime minister only, which was an injustice,” he said, adding that all the people should be held accountable without any discrimination.

To another question, he said the opposition had the right to hold a peaceful protest on the issue but it should not manipulate the situation for point-scoring. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, he said, had dual standards regarding the accountability. It’s politics of sit-ins has weakened democracy in the country, he maintained.

Fazl said his party firmly believed in ideological politics rather than leveling allegations against others. He said the next general elections would be held in due course of time.