Govt. not to stop PDM protest outside ECP: Sh Rashid.

LAHORE -- Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Friday said the government would not stop the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) protest outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on January 19 if they would abide by the law and Constitution.

He said that the opposition could practise their constitutional right, as the government would not create any hurdle in their way to protest. But the law would take its course if the opposition would try to create unrest in the Capital, he added.

Addressing a press conference at NADRA Offices here, he said that he had already predicted that the opposition members would never resign from the assemblies as they would participate in the Senate elections and by-polls, and they would also stage a march on Islamabad.

Sh Rashid Ahmed said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had formed a committee, headed by the the interior minister [himself], to hold talks with the opposition, adding that Maulana Fazlur Rehman should refrain from creating division and unrest in the country; otherwise, the government would have to take action.

The minister said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was not afraid of the PDM protest, but it was time to observe whether the opposition would respect the law and Constitution or not, adding that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) was playing wisely for its political gains under the PDM umbrella.

He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan would not give any sort of deal to THE opposition as he was committed to holding accountable those who plundered the national exchequer. He said the policies of the previous...