Pakistan's Federal Information Minister, Attaullah Tarar, on Friday responded to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)'s January 31 deadline for result-orientated talks with the Pakistani government, stating that the federal government does not take the ultimatum seriously, as reported by Geo News.
Tarar said that military court sentences do not violate the right to a fair trial, as individuals have access to a lawyer, and family, and still have the opportunity to appeal twice -- once within the military and again in the relevant high court.
Pakistan's Federal Minister for Law, Azam Nazeer Tarar, was the only minister present in the lower house presided over by Deputy Speaker Ghulam Mustafa when the National Assembly session resumed on Thursday.
Terming PTI as 'Tehreek-e-Intishaar' (Movement for Disorder), the Minister said that during the last protest, demonstrators, equipped with modern weapons, sten guns, tear gas shells, and grenades, stormed Islamabad and resorted to unprovoked firing
Tarar's clarification came after the "icebreaker" meeting between the NA speaker Sardar Sadiq and top PTI leaders including Asad Qaiser, Omar Ayub and Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza at the Speaker House in Islamabad on Wednesday, as per Geo News.
In his remarks at a Christmas event in his constituency, Tarar said that people needed solutions to inflation and not disruptive measures like civil disobedience.
Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, on Tuesday criticised the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for fabricating a false narrative regarding alleged firing at protesters during the November 26 demonstration, as reported by ARY News.
Tarar alleged that Saeed was hiding in the Chief Minister's House in Peshawar and had led a group of armed Afghan nationals and troublemakers during PTI's protests on November 24 in Islamabad
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) spokesperson Barrister Saif on Sunday rejected the claims made by Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar regarding Murad Saeed's participation in the Islamabad protest, calling the allegations "absurd" and "completely false," The Express Tribune reported.
The viral video, shot during a protest at Islamabad's D-Chowk, shows men, dressed as security personnel with riot gear, pushing a man off a stack of three shipping containers.
Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister on Saturday warned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), saying "nobody will be allowed to disturb the country's peace." The Express Tribune reported.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi will chair the task force, which includes key members like Economic Affairs Minister Ahad Cheema, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, and representatives from the security forces.