Opposition parties trying to mislead masses, intimidate ECP by protest march: Shibli.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Sunday said opposition parties' planned protest outside Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was a crude attempt to mislead masses and intimidate the national institution. Members of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Paksitn Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), unable to submit satisfactory replies to ECP Scrutiny Committee regarding foreign funding, were now trying to mislead masses by protest rally, Shibli Faraz said while addressing a press conference flanked by Parliamentary Secretary for Railways Farrukh Habib. He said that as the prime minister had already predicted that the opposition would get united against him and they gathered under one umbrella to protect their corruption.

He said during their rule, both the PPP and PML-N paralyzed the national institutions. He said both the parties had appointed their cronies in national institutions who used to protect their interests at the cost of national interest. Shibli Faraz said Pakistan Democratic Movement was a matter of the past as the masses had rejected their narrative and refused to join their protest rallies which were meant to protect their looted money. He said these parties have played all their cards. Shibli Faraz said PDM has faced defeat and embarrassment on all fronts. He said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has already submitted all the details related to the foreign funding it had received, to the Election Commission.

The minister said PTI has submitted 40,000 entries with addresses, telephone numbers and authenticated transactions. On the contrary, he said parties of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) have not been able to submit replies regarding foreign funding till date. Shibli Faraz said PDM parties had...