News leak not an ordinary issue: Siraj

LAHORE

JI ameer Senator Sirajul Haq has said the government has not taken the Newsgate scandal an issue of national security seriously and warned that the matter could not be swept under the carpet. 

In a democratic system, the parliament is supreme but in this country, the prime minister is all in all, he said while talking to different delegations at Mansoora on Sunday. He said the issue could not be termed something ordinary. He said national security institutions considered the news leaks a challenge for themselves and burying the issue would be tantamount to compromising the country’s security.

He said the explanations being given by the interior minister gave the impression that it was a matter of no significance but was being agitated unnecessarily. He said had the government been sincere in this respect, it would have taken the parliament and the opposition into confidence and set up an independent commission for enquiry. However, he said, the constitution of a controversial commission had further aggravated the situation. The JI chief said it was expected that an approver would soon appear on the issue and it was to be seen who would pick up the courage in this respect.

Democracy: Former Punjab Governor Chaudhry  Mohammed Sarwar has said that corruption and terrorism have become a threat to Pakistan. Addressing people of PP-156  at a breakfast hosted by Pakistan Tehreek Insaf Cantt Lahore youth wing,  Sarwar said all forces of the entire country should against terror. “We believe in democracy and democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. Democracy will only be successful if there is accountability,” he added.