PM Shehbaz, Zardari discuss political situation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday discussed the overall political situation of the country.

The former president called upon the prime minister, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.

During the meeting, Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar, Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique and Senator Salim Mandviwala were also present.

New political situation developed when the PTI senior leader Fawad Chaudhry was arrested by the Islamabad police from his Lahore residence in the wee hours of Wednesday after he publicly “threatened” the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a media talk outside Imran Khan’s residence in Zaman Park a day ago.

Earlier, addressing a press conference and the party workers and supporters through video link from his residence Zaman Park in Lahore on Wednesday, PTI Chairman Imran Khan has strongly appealed the judiciary, lawyer community and people of Pakistan to play their due role in saving the country and providing justice.

He urged the judiciary and lawyer community to come out to save the country, and also appealed the people of Pakistan to come out for the sake of their country and the future of their coming generation.

He recalled that the State of Madina was founded on the base of justice, adding that after the establishment of justice, the Muslim society became prosperous and wealthy.

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He further said that the country had been destroyed because of the injustice and dishonesty system.

He maintained that only judiciary can save the country and the future of the next generation.

He observed that a human society is that where a justice system prevail and where law is equal for the poor and the rich & the powerful and the weak.

He said that the PTI and the people of Pakistan are looking towards the judiciary for the provision of justice and protection of their fundamental rights.

He remarked that they had only two ways to get justice one is to go the judiciary or the other to take to streets.

He questioned why Azam Swat and Fawad Chaudhry  had been arrested, adding they had been detained as they raised their voice against injustice.

He observed that an infidel system can survive but injustice system cannot survive.

Meanwhile, the Lahore High Court rejected the petition against the arrest of Fawad Chaudhry and observed that his arrest was as per law by the police.