News about Nawaz Sharif’s resignation baseless, ludicrous: Pakistan Muslim League
3 Sept 2014 5:24 AM IST
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz has denied as ‘totally baseless and ludicrous’ news reports that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has resigned.
Pakistan National Assembly’s Member Marvi Memon told NDTV from the Prime Minister’s house that news reports regarding army chief Raheel Sharif demanding PM Sharif’s resignation were ‘totally baseless’ and ‘ludicrous’.
Sharif’s daughter Maryam tweeted, ‘News of Army Chief asking PM to resign or going on leave is baseless.’
Speculation that Sharif had quit began when Pakistan’s army chief Raheel Sharif met him on Monday, as Opposition protesters crowded outside government offices demanding his resignation.
A day earlier the army chief, who is not related to the prime minister, urged the government and opposition leaders to resolve the crisis through talks and warned against the use of force to end the demonstrations.
On Monday, Pakistani soldiers and paramilitary forces entered the headquarters of the state television channel PTV in Islamabadafter a crowd of protesters stormed the building and took the channel off the air.
Protesters led by opposition leaders Imran Khan and Tahir ul-Qadri, a firebrand cleric, have been on the streets for weeks trying to bring down the government of Prime Minister Sharif.
Sharif, who easily won an election in May last year, has refused to step down. The demonstrations descended into deadly chaos on Saturday, with at least 3 people killed in clashes with police.
Pakistan National Assembly’s Member Marvi Memon told NDTV from the Prime Minister’s house that news reports regarding army chief Raheel Sharif demanding PM Sharif’s resignation were ‘totally baseless’ and ‘ludicrous’.
Sharif’s daughter Maryam tweeted, ‘News of Army Chief asking PM to resign or going on leave is baseless.’
Speculation that Sharif had quit began when Pakistan’s army chief Raheel Sharif met him on Monday, as Opposition protesters crowded outside government offices demanding his resignation.
A day earlier the army chief, who is not related to the prime minister, urged the government and opposition leaders to resolve the crisis through talks and warned against the use of force to end the demonstrations.
On Monday, Pakistani soldiers and paramilitary forces entered the headquarters of the state television channel PTV in Islamabadafter a crowd of protesters stormed the building and took the channel off the air.
Protesters led by opposition leaders Imran Khan and Tahir ul-Qadri, a firebrand cleric, have been on the streets for weeks trying to bring down the government of Prime Minister Sharif.
Sharif, who easily won an election in May last year, has refused to step down. The demonstrations descended into deadly chaos on Saturday, with at least 3 people killed in clashes with police.
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