NA condemns anti-state campaign 'by particular group'.

ISLAMABAD -- The National Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution demanding of the federal government to take action against the elements running a malicious campaign against the institution of Armed Forces and other security institutions. The resolution, moved by PTI's dissident MNA Ahmad Hussain Daher, says the government should use its powers to force such elements who are intentionally or unintentionally becoming tools of Hindu and Jewish lobby to run malicious campaign against custodians of the country, to give up their agenda. 'The government should come into action and make such elements an example if they do not give their agenda to fulfil designs of country's enemies,' says Dehar, reading out the resolution. The House acknowledges the services and sacrifices of officers of the Armed Forces in the defence of the country and strongly condemns highly inappropriate, immoral, illegal, baseless and negative campaign by a particular group against them. 'This House wants to announce in categorical words that the whole nation stands behind the Armed Forces and other state institution,' according to the resolution.

Earlier, Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique on a point order said that this government will not accept PTI Chief Imran Khan's attempt of creating unrest and chaos in the country through long march. He said the PTI leadership would not be allowed to dislodge the sitting government on the basis of his fake narrative of cipher and any conspiracy. 'You...

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