Pakistani opposition reiterates demand for PM's resignation

The Pakistani opposition on Friday reiterated its demand for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation while calling for the National Assembly to complete its tenure, the local Dawn reported.
"Excluding the Awami National Party (ANP) and Aftab Sherpao, all opposition parties are committed to demanding Nawaz Sharif's resignation," Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Khursheed Shah said.
"Assemblies should continue their tenure," Shah said, adding that the opposition wants the democratic process to continue and is only calling for the PM to resign.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the opposition had given Khursheed Shah the authority to call the NA session whenever he deemed fit.
"Not a single sentence proves that Nawaz Sharif is guilty of corruption," PM Sharif said, reiterating his decision to stay in office, during a parliamentary meeting on Friday.
Sharif said that he had faced all the challenges against him and had remained steadfast to his stance and ideology in the past, and would continue to do so.
The national economy could have done even better had it not been for the continuous conspiracies of anarchist political elements, added the premier.

Source: Mena