Narrative of opposition lifeless, baseless: Dr Firdous.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Thursday said the narrative of opposition was lifeless and baseless and the protesters coming to Islamabad should not do anything damaging to the national security and image of the country. Addressing a press conference along with Minister for Interior Ejaz Shah, she said the government had the responsibility to provide security to 7000 members of the diplomatic corps and staff belonging to different embassies and international organizations based in Islamabad. The United Nations had declared Islamabad a nonfamily station after the Marriott hotel bomb attack in 2008. However, due to efforts of Prime Minister Imran Khan Islamabad was again declared a family station in 2019, she recalled.

The government had improved the law and order situation, she said. She said the government had no difficulty in political confrontation with the opposition, adding Maulana Fazlur Rehman had embarked on an adventure which hopefully would end peacefully. The government had accepted the right of the opposition to protest and it would fulfill its commitments in this regard, Dr Firdous remarked. She said the government was taking measures to help out the victims of the train tragedy near Rahimyar Khan. The Prime Minister himself was steering the relief effort. To a question, Interior Minister said the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan was out of the question. A member of party of...