Afridi said the nation would soon hear good news.
The minister categorically declared that there would be no compromise on the rule of law and supremacy of law. "This is the message that this House needs to convey to the whole world," he said.
"No one needs to get a certificate from anyone else, no one can dictate to anyone else," he said, adding that the protection of lives and places of worship of minorities is the responsibility of the state.
Afridi added that no one would be allowed to misuse the present situation for political gain.
"In the past, religion was used for political purposes and to malign each other. This will not happen in naya Pakistain," he claimed.
"No one can dictate [what to do] to the state," he asserted.
"The PM has asked me to contact other parliamentary parties, including the PML-N and the PPP, on the issue."
SHAH 'CONDEMNS' PM'S ADDRESS
PPP leader Khursheed Shah earlier lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who is the lightweight's lightweight...
over the premier's address to the nation on Asia Bibi's acquittal by the Supreme Court of Pakistain and the subsequent negative reactions by some religio-political parties.
"I strongly condemn the prime minister's address to the nation. The chief executive of the state should not have said what he said," remarked Shah, adding that he could not even "repeat" parts of PM Khan's speech.
Last night, following the sharp reaction from Tehrik-e-Labbaik Pakistain (TLP) after Asia Bibi's acquittal, PM Khan in a short address to the nation regretted that the demonstrators had termed the chief justice "liable to be killed".
Declaring that the elements inciting people against the judiciary and army just to enlarge their vote bank were not serving the cause of Islam, the premier had warned the groups that had mounted protests to desist from confronting the state.
Shah said that the PM had repeated the words uttered by the leaders of TLP, which were not shown by the media. "The kind of language used against institutions cannot be repeated."
"He [PM Khan] told the whole world what the media was hiding; it was good that media was not showing all this [protests] as they have the sense that it will not be good for the country. But social media is showing everything".
Further criticising PM Khan over his address, Shah said that yesterday, the tone of the premier was aggressive.
"There was violence in his tone. You cannot bring peace with this tone," he added.