He however urged the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to take some additional steps alongside investigations and the media and the masses should be kept fully informed of their proceedings. He was hopeful that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who was presently refusing to resign, would soon yield and added that the nation was waiting for that day. Siraj announced four public meetings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Punjab during the next fortnight in connection with the JI drive against corruption. Besides, he said, a provincial Ulema convention would be held in KP on May 7, to involve the religious circles and the Ulema in the campaign against corruption.
He said that the JI wanted to give a line of action against corruption by involving all other political parties and the legal community. To a question regarding the cancellation of a license of Bol TV channel, Sirajul Haq said that only the Supreme Court should have the powers to ban any TV channel or newspaper.
Siraj said that the JI had moved a Bill for the protection of the journalists' rights in the National Assembly, and urged the government to adopt the Bill at the earliest.He lauded Turkish President Teyyep Erdogon's bold stance on Kashmir during his visit to India and said the Turkish leader had won the hearts of the Kashmiris and the people of Pakistan by offering mediation on the issue.
He said that the Pakistan government should also follow the same path. To a question about the tense relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Sira said that ice had already melted due to the visit of two high level Pakistani delegations to Kabul. He said that peace in Afghanistan was inevitable for peace in the region but added that this was not possible as long as the US and Nato forces remained in Afghanistan. Commenting on the government moves in connection with the DAWN leaks, Sirajul Haq said that the removal of small people won't work and the actual culprits would have to be brought forth.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2017