KP CM should resign first after talk about Sindh CM: Raza Rabbani

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Responding to those demanding Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah’s resignation, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani said on Tuesday that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister should resign first. Speaking to the journalists outside Parliament House, the senator termed the 18th amendment a source of ‘corruption’ saying it was tantamount to ridiculing the parliament and its units. He further said that democratic steps were being made fun of. Commenting on the resignation of Murad Ali Shah, Raza Rabbani said that the chief minister of KP was summoned by the anti-graft watchdog first, “he was then cleared by NAB, which said that he would be summoned again if required.” “Provincial chief minister K-P should resign first,” he added. The PPP senator mentioned that the charter of democracy was important agreement in the past which created political stability in the country. He also said that the parliament was not taken into confidence over negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the US, Afghanistan negotiations as well. “The government can hold an in-camera meeting to brief the parliament,” the senator suggested. Rabbani also urged to form a parliamentary committee regarding national welfare.