No member can do opposition while sitting in cabinet: PM.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said all cabinet members must stick to decisions taken by the cabinet after thorough discussion or resign if they do not agree with the verdict, but that they "cannot do opposition while sitting in the cabinet".

The premier expressed these views in an interview with a private TV channel, broadcast on Friday, while talking about the resignation of his aide Nadeem Afzal Chan. Commenting on his resignation during the interview, the premier said, "Nadeem resigned; he must have his own reasons for it."

When asked whether he had resigned because Imran had indirectly censured him for publically criticising the government handling of the Hazara sit-in, the prime minister said, "I don't know."

Prime Minister Imran denied Chan's reported statement that he was asked to resign, saying he "did not ask anyone to resign". He said the cabinet functioned on the principle of "collective responsibility", meaning all members of the cabinet owned the decision taken by it after debate. He said his cabinet discussed every issue in detail on merit. "But when the cabinet takes a decision, if you have to go against it, you must first resign," he added. "You cannot do opposition while sitting in the cabinet," he emphasised. He also expressed annoyance at the fact that news of Chan's resignation 'made it to the newspapers' before the resignation reached him.

Meanwhile, speaking in Lahore, Prime Minister Imran Khan said the police needs improvement and that 'political hirings' in the past adversely impacted people across country...