PTI, PML-Q to devise strategy for Punjab CM\u2019s vote of confidence on Jan 2, sources say
\n Lahore
\nIn the wake of the intense law and order situation, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan Monday yet again blamed the Pakistan Democratic Movement-led government for pushing the country towards \u201cterror incidents\u201d.
\n\u201cThe imposed, corrupt and incompetent rulers are pushing the nation towards [terror] incidents,\u201d the deposed prime minister said while speaking at a consultative meeting which was also attended by the party\u2019s senior leadership as well as Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid\u2019s (PML-Q) leader Moonis Elahi.
\nIt was decided during the huddle that all members of the Punjab Assembly from both parties will participate in the joint parliamentary party meeting on January 2 in which important decisions regarding Punjab will be made, including consultations on seat adjustments and Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi\u2019s vote of confidence, sources told Geo News.
\nIn the consultative huddle with Imran Khan, PTI\u2019s parliamentarians from the National Assembly also deliberated over the strategy to have their resignations approved by Speaker Raja Parvaiz Ashraf.
\nThe MNAs condemned the speaker\u2019s departure for a foreign visit after the PTI announced confirmation of their resignation. The party\u2019s statement declared the speaker\u2019s biased role and collusion with the government as an insult to the parliament.
\nThe PTI chief\u2019s comments on the state of terrorism in the country came at a time when the country is yet again witnessing a spate of terror attacks, particularly in the federal capital, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
\nThe two provinces have been under the radar of terror outfits. In KP, the state of law and order has remained questionable for the last several weeks with the most recent hostage situation unfolding in Bannu\u2019s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).
\nWhile Balochistan witnessed a series of indiscriminate, cross-border attacks and successive bombings encountered a day earlier in which five soldiers were martyred and several others injured in different cities.
\nCommenting on the state of national security, Imran Khan said: \u201cLeaving national security on the mercy of [Asif] Zardari\u2019s politically-immature son is a criminal stupidity.\u201d The former premier said that his party is watching the situation closely. \u201c[We] will strongly resist the efforts to expose the nation towards a major disaster,\u201d he said.
\nCalling out the incumbent government, the ousted PM asked them to go off their ways of benefiting from the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) and demanded the announcement of snap polls.
\n\u201cOnly a government with a public mandate will be able to manage the economy,\u201d he said, underlining the serious economic state of the country as indicated by economists.
\n\u201cI had forewarned about the consequences of the conspiracy imposed on foreign signals. After the economy\u2019s destruction, the nation is asking that on whose behest is internal chaos being fuelled,\u201d the former prime minister said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PTI, PML-Q to devise strategy for Punjab CM\u2019s vote of confidence on Jan 2, sources say Lahore In the wake of the intense law and order situation, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan Monday yet again blamed the Pakistan Democratic Movement-led government for pushing the country towards \u201cterror incidents\u201d. \u201cThe imposed, corrupt and incompetent rulers are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-303736","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n