Fazl strengthening Modi's narrative: Swati.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Senator Azam Khan Swati accused on Thursday Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman of strengthening the narrative of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi through his Azadi March.

In an interview with a private TV channel, Azam Swati said the purpose of JUI-F's Azadi March was to stop the process of accountability.

Asked about their preparations to deal with marchers, he said the JUI-F had entered a dead-end alley and the government would deal with them in any way.

"They used to urge us to come to the parliament and call us a mob," the minister said, referring to the opposition parties' stance on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's 2014 sit-in in Islamabad.

"Will the process of accountability stop because of this mob coming to Islamabad," he asked...

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