Govt prepared to defeat opposition in case of no-confidence motion: FM Qureshi.

MULTAN -- Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday said government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) would defeat Pakistan Democratic Movement, in case, it would table no-confidence move, as proposed by Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

Talking to media persons after attending Chehlam of late Husnain Bhutta, a religious leader, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Bilawal Bhutto acknowledged the democratically elected government by extending proposal of tabling no-confidence

motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Now, Bilawal should shun term "selected " and, call elected PM. 'No Confidence Motion' is part of constitution, he said adding, now Bilawal admitted the democratically elected government.

Qureshi also maintained that Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) lacked unity and similarly, the un-natural alliance had been collapsed. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam have also been divided into groups.

Responding to a question about Justice (Retd) Azmat Saeed as Chairman Broadsheet Probe Committee, Qureshi remarked that opposition would not agree on any name. He, however added, if opposition have "clean hands" then it should not worry.

PTI government has no relation to Broadsheet agreement or its suspension, said Qureshi. He however added that PM Imran Khan wanted inquiry to make things clear.

About submission of party asset details with Election Commission, Shah Mahmood Qureshi stated that PTI had handed over list of 40,000 donors.

Now, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) should also submit details of donors, Qureshi observed. It was first time in country that Prime Minister Imran Khan introduced political fund raising, he said.

To another question, Shah Mahmood Qureshi observed that Kashmiris and minorities were not safe in India. Pakistani diplomats would not participate in ceremonies of Republic Day of India.

Responding to a query regarding new United States administration and Afghan peace process, Qureshi remarked that Pakistan and United States of America (USA) have same policy on Afghanistan as the both countries (Pak-USA) wanted peace there.

Pakistan believed that there was no military solution of Afghanistan issue. Pakistan in its meetings with different United States delegations always supported dialogue process for restoration of peace in Afghanistan.

"Reduction in violence leads to ceasefire", the FM said. He informed that he wrote a letter to the new minister of...

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