Rejection of JIT contempt of court: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb Friday said the political parties that had rejected the formation of JIT, ordered by the Supreme Court, were committing contempt of court and while demanding resignation of the prime minister they should remember that all their seven prayers had been rejected by the court.

She was talking to the media here after inaugurating a furniture exhibition.

The minister said the mandate given to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by the people was their trust with him and he would not tender resignation on the demand of the opposition parties.

She said all the international rating agencies and lending institutions of the world in their surveys and reports had invariably declared Nawaz Sharif as the most endearing leader of the masses and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) as the most popular party of the country due to the measures taken by it for serving the masses and leading the country to the path of prosperity.  The minister said the opposition parties were weary of the popularity of Nawaz Sharif because they knew that if the development projects launched by the present government were completed, it would be impossible for them to compete with the PML-N in political arena.

“Therefore they are conspiring to dethrone the PML-N government by foul means,” she added.

Marriyum said the politics of ifs and buts should come to an end now and all the political parties must get together to bring an end to the disruptive narrative otherwise the country would continue to face incidents like Mardan and Sialkot.

The political parties must bid adieu to the politics of arson and siege so that the new generation could learn the traits of tolerance, patience and dignity like the one exhibited by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the face of the disruptive politics by some political elements.

The minister said the media had played a very constructive role in the fight against terrorism and building positive image of the country and it was now incumbent upon it to focus its attention on national issues like highlighting development and progress and discouraging rumour-mongering.

She said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had set a unique example in the political history of Pakistan by presenting three generations of his family for accountability and answering questions about their businesses, including his deceased father and children.

To a question, she said the Sharif family had provided record of the businesses of Mian Sharif dating back to 35 to 40 years and if there were any unanswered questions, the Joint Investigation Team(JIT) would be given satisfactory responses.

Marriyum remarked that the Supreme Court directive for the formation of JIT was an endorsement of prime minister's letter to the chief justice regarding constitution of a judicial commission.

She reminded the nation that the opponents had used all negative tactics and organized sit-ins, attacked the Parliament House, PTV headquarters and tried to lock down the federal capital, for toppling the government but every time they had to eat dust.

She said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif showed utmost restraint and patience against the baseless allegations in a very dignified manner while the chairman of one of the political parties was doing negative politics and leveling baseless allegations against him and his family besides ridiculing the national institutions.

She said the PML-N workers and supporters were justifiably offering prayers of Shukrana and celebrating the victory of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the apex court.

The minister said the masses were aware of the development and progress in the country and knew well that their fate was linked with one political leader called Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

She said after 2013 when Pakistan was on the verge of default the prime minister rekindled the ray of hope by launching a number of energy projects that added electricity to the national grid.

She said the PTI had done nothing for the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in four years and had locked the offices of accountability commission to conceal the corruption committed by its ministers.

The people of all parts of the country had totally rejected negative and disruptive politics by voting for the PML-N in AJK, Gilgit-Baltistan and local government elections, and the one in Chakwal the other day, she said.