All parties should sit together for political stability, improvement of economy: Tarar.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar on Wednesday said that all political parties should sit together for political stability and improvement of economy.

The Law Minister expressed these views while addressing a press conference here.

The minister said that women's rights organizations were active in Pakistan and everyone had to work for women's rights at every forum.

He said that the government was determined to protect the rights of women. "We have to work together to respect and sanctify the rights of half of the country's population," he added.

He said that there was a need to work together for women's rights and their protection at public and private levels.

He said that women's rights protection institutions were active in Pakistan.

The federal minister said that societies that did not give respect and place to women did not progress. Laws and institutions had been created for women in Pakistan during the last 15, 20 years, he added.

He said that protecting the rights of women living in Pakistan, ending harassment at the workplace and protecting them were among the top priorities of the government.

He said that no political party was running away from the election and problems could be avoided if all the assembly elections were held at the same time.

He said that digital census was going on in the country which would cost Rs 35 billion. It was not appropriate to hold elections on the old census in some parts of the country and on the new census in others, he added.

He said that former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan needed to correct his behavior. Judicial fugitive was starting 'Adaliya Bachao Movement' to cover up his crimes, he added.

He said that it was surprising that Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan had now got the idea that the 'Adaliya Bachao Movement' should be started. He said that Imran Khan should look at his past and look at the policies of his government and the atrocities like suppressing the opposition.

He said that there are black spots on the character of Imran Khan and he needed to correct his behavior.

He said that the judicial fugitive was starting the 'Adaliya Bachao Movement' to cover up his crimes.

The federal minister said that newspapers and TV shows were witnesses that pressure was put on the judiciary in the past and some institutions were used to pressurised political opponents.

He said that in the past, institutions were criticized...