Miscreants do not deserve immunity as red line crossed: PM
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No innocent will be framed in criminal cases, vows Premier Shehbaz.
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister on Wednesday that the miscreants of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) did not deserve any exemption as they crossed red line on May 9th.
Addressing to the Shuhada Convention at Jinnah Convention Centre, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that he felt proud to address this convention because today we gathered here to pay homage to the martyrs. These are the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the soil of this country and its defense, he asserted.
The Prime Minister said that these martyrs were our heroes and no compromise would be made on their honour. The peace and stability in the country came as a result of more than 86,000 sacrifices, but what happened on May 9th could never be forgotten. It will always be remembered as a dark day.
He reiterated that the entire nation would not let such ‘barbaric incidents’ happen in future. The premier assured that as chief executive of the country, it was his onus to ensure legal proceedings under the law and constitution, against all those rioters and miscreants who had planned, abetted and executed attacks on different civilian and military installations almost across the country.
PM Shehbaz said that the incidents of May 9 were intolerable and unpardonable as the monuments and statues of Shuhada (martyrs) of armed forces and law enforcement agencies were vandalised.
“We will not let it happen again and will keep the national flag high. We will not allow anyone to malign our armed forces,” he said.
The premier assured that the law would take its course, stressing that people behind the incidents would not be given any concession and would not be pardoned as ‘they had crossed the red line’.
However, he reiterated that no innocent would be framed in these criminal cases.
Referring to the unfortunate incidents on that day, he said if Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan had instigated his followers to create such mayhem.
“Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Shaeed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif faced arrests and trials upon baseless allegations, but their followers never went violent and damaged the country.”
Terming the May 9 incidents as ‘highly lamentable’ in the country’s history, he said on the other hand, the PTI’s chief was arrested in a corruption case, but prior to it, he was inciting his followers to spread violence by attacking different civilian and military installations in case of his arrest.
Premier Shehbaz said the whole nation wanted an answer from the PTI leadership as to why Quaid’s House, Radio Pakistan and other buildings were ransacked and torched to ashes.
He further said even India could not achieve its nefarious designs after waging the 1965 war, but the leadership of PTI and its followers inflicted huge damage to the country, adding “The nation will not forgive it.”
The premier said Quaid’s Pakistan existed due to the sacrifices of martyrs, they had left behind their orphan children but saved the coming generations.
Paying tribute to martyrs, he said the martyrs of the nation, even did not care for their lives thus securing peace for the nation. “It was all due to the precious blood they shed for the nation and its future. Business of life went on due to their sacrifices.”
