Opposition doesn't matter now, says Governor.

LAHORE -- Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammed Sarwar said on Wednesday that the opposition would only waste its time and also of the public by taking to the streets because the government was not going to fall by such protests and elections would be held in 2023.

It was not the time for personal interests but to protect national interest, he said and added that sacrifices of Pak Army against terrorism were praiseworthy. He stated this while talking to the Chairperson Punjab Women Protection Authority Fatima Chadharr, delegations of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf and media here. The Governor said that people had given the mandate of five years to the government and completing its tenure was the constitutional and democratic right of government, adding that the government would complete its legal tenure and elections would be held on time. Chaudhry Mohammed Sarwar said that the incumbent government believed in the rule of law and targeting political opponents was out of the question. He further said that for the first time in the country, transparency and supremacy of merit had been ensured at every level...

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