Cases of Madina incident should not be lodged in Pakistan: Khursheed.

SUKKUR -- Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has said that cases for Madina incident should not be registered in Pakistan and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah should rethink the issue seriously.

Cases should not have been lodged against members of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and action should only be taken against the people who took law into their hands in Pakistan, he said, adding if somebody had shown disrespect to the sacred place, only Allah and His Prophet (PBUH) would punish him for that.

Talking to people at different places during Eid days, Shah said: 'We do not believe in political victimisation. We believe in democratic norms and will never object to Imran Khan's democratic right to protest. Whoever wishes to bring millions of people in long march should not be barred and protesters should not be arrested for taking part in a peaceful protest.'

'The government should be careful while issuing statements about PTI's long march. It should take decisions with consensus as we are their partners in the coalition...