Sarwar reminds Fazlur Rehman to march against India, not govt

LAHORE, Oct 04 (APP):Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman should announce a long-march against Indian government to condemn atrocities in the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) rather than giving a protest call to weaken own government.

Talking to the media during a ceremony in connection with the World Animal Day at the Governor’s House here on Friday, he said 220 million people of Pakistan would reject the protest call by Maulana Fazlur Rehman as it was not the time for such acts.

To a question, Sarwar hoped that the PML-N and PPP would not participate in the Maulana’s azadi march call.

About the protestors, the Governor said the decision was to be taken by Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar and the provincial cabinet, adding that the government believed in peaceful demonstrations and it will not let anybody to take law into hands.

To another question, Ch Sarwar said Maulana Fazlur Rehman was bent upon creating anarchy and chaos through lock downs, adding it was against interests of the nation.

Responding to another query, he said: “The Maulana has no reason or ground to protest against the government”.