Opposition leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah Friday urged the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to stand firm in defence of democracy and the constitution.
“If any government is toppled by force, the ruling party doesn’t die but it remains alive,” Shah said while speaking in the National Assembly.
The opposition leader said that the political parties defended democracy by rendering sacrifices.
“Benazir Bhutto safeguarded democracy and the constitution by sacrificing her life,” he said.
He said that the protesting parties, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Awami Tehreek, are playing a game of terror in the name of democracy.
“If the protesting parties want to set the parliament on fire they can do it…but we will not allow them to torch the constitution,” Shah said.
He urged Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR) to clarify if the army chief met the protesting leaders on their wish or not.
