Opposition free to stage sit-in: Sh Rashid.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said Sunday that the government would not create any hindrance for Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) sit-in to be staged outside election commission. However, no one would be allowed to violate law.

Talking to a news channel, the minister said all the parties in PDM wanted to use power of each other to safeguard their ill-gotten money.

The Jamiat Ulema Islam Fazl (JUI-F) had very less representation in the assemblies that was why its chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was taking support of Pakistan Muslim League-N and in return PML-N was taking benefit of seminary children by JUI-F to fill its public meetings.

Commenting on corruption issue, he said the Prime Minister had very clear policy of zero tolerance in this regard. The...

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