Face saving can be given to Maulana Fazl: Sheikh Rasheed.

RAWALPINDI -- Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said on Tuesday that face saving can be given to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

'Fazlur Rehman, for the first time, is going to lead all political parties [...] I am in contact with [PML-N's] Shehbaz Sharif,' he said while talking to the media persons in Rawalpindi.

"Face saving can be given to Maulana Fazlur Rehman," the minister said, adding that no stance in politics could be considered as final.

'I had already opined Fazlur Rehman that this is not the time [...] Fazlur Rehman is just full of hot air [we] will burst his bubble,' he added.

Sheikh Rasheed said the general public could not be left at the mercy of armed insurgents and barbarians, and that the law would be taken into effect if law and order situation were created by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) in the planned anti-government agitation on Oct 27.

Speaking about the gravity of the situation along the Line of Control (LoC), the minister remarked that Pakistan has been facing intense challenges at the borders. 'At this time, undeclared war is ongoing [at the borders].' 'We can't remain silent on the statements of [Indian Prime Minister] Modi,' he said.

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