ANP, QWP, JI to stay away from PTI movement

PESHAWAR - Awami National Party, Qaumi Watan Party and Jamaat Islami have deiced that they will not take part in the scheduled Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf movement against the government’s alleged corruption and poor performance of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). 

Talking to media persons, ANP leader Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that Awami National Party will not be part of the ongoing campaign of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf against the government corruption. He said that besides ANP, Qaumi Watan Party and Jamaat Islami will also not participate in PTI scheduled countrywide movement against corruption.

Talking to The Nation, Central Information Secretary Jamaat Islami leader Ameer-ul-Azeem said that every party is running their own program and JI already has launched several campaigns against the Panama Leaks and after this they have planned to launch mass awareness campaign in Rawalpindi against corruption.

However, he added, if the joint opposition launched a movement against TORs issues, JI will fully support the opposition parties against the government.

Provincial President and Parliamentary leader Qaumi Watan Party in KP Assembly Sikandar Hayat Sherpao said that each party has its own program and QWP proposed to resolve the Panama issues inside the parliament.

“The QWP will not blame any party without any proof and that was the reason that it will not blindly follow anyone to blame other. We suggest probe and enquiry into this issue,” he added.

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf has scheduled to launch movement against Panama leaks and NAB poor performance against corrupt elements.

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