Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) chief Pir Pagara on Monday said the country had not seen a real martial law so far, warning that it could now see one in reality. He was talking to reporters after meeting Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed.
Both leaders agreed that the lawyers' long march would not help bring a change in the country.
Rasheed told reporters that he did not foresee the removal of President Asif Ali Zardari through any democratic process.
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Pagara said a real mini-martial law had been imposed but it was limited to Lahore. The veteran PML-F leader said the future of democracy would be bleak if politicians did no lead the nation wisely.
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He said the PML-Q leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Pervaiz Elahi should opt for exile otherwise they might face the consequences. Pagara said the government was trapped in the current crisis and foreign financial aid was the only way to strengthen the position of the government. |