PPP-Parliamentarians President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday
joined Dr Tahirul Qadri in his demand for resignation of the Punjab
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for his alleged role in the Model Town
tragedy.
"Enough is enough... Shahbaz has to resign and
appear before the court," Zardari said. "After the [Justice Najafi]
report, he stands condemned and a condemned person is not capable of
being the chief minister of the largest province of Pakistan."
Zardari
made the demand during a joint press conference following a detailed
meeting with Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Qadri in Lahore.
Dr Qadri had earlier said that the Najafi report
held the Punjab government and especially Law Minister Rana Sanaullah
responsible for the 2014 incident, in which 14 PAT workers died and 100
were injured.
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Former president Zardari said he had discussed the
need for the PPP and PAT to work together on Jerusalem issue as well. He
said he wanted the United States to understand the repercussions of its
decision to shift its embassy to Jerusalem.
"We
want to remain engaged with them [the US], but need to tell them that
this decision will create difficulties for them, be it Afghanistan,
Yemen or Pakistan," he said. "Their [US] action gives strength to the
terrorist forces."
