Opposition’s small meetings pose no threat to govt: Sheikh Rasheed

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed said that the opposition’s small meetings pose no threat to the government. Talking to the media on Saturday, he said that currently the government only faces the challenge of economy. “The opposition had staged the worst failed meeting on July 25.” He said that the prime minister had categorically announced there would be no leniency towards thieves and dacoits. “The people who went to JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to seek support for the Senate chairman have been grilled,” he said. Sheikh Rasheed said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had opposed the war against Iran in the United States. He said that the removal of AC and stoppage of meal from home are petty issues. “The country has been looted and we have to answer to the people,” he added. The minister said that no train would be launched till the induction of new coaches. “In the past, millions of rupees have been spent on the stations where trains do not stop,” he said.

Shehbaz Sharif has failed to protect Hamza: Sheikh Rasheed

Earlier, Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed has said that Opposition Leader in the National Assembly has failed to protect his son Hamza Shehbaz. He said that the turn of a person has come if he raises hue and cry. “I am seeing involvement of some women in money laundering as well,” he said. Sheikh Rasheed said that Shahid Khaqan Abbasi did not want to indulge in the video issue. “Maryam Nawaz has dug a pit. In the money laundering, vendors of ‘dahi bhalla’ and ‘chooran’ were used.” The minister said that the opposition wants an NRO. “However, PM Imran Khan has rejected an offer,” he said. " He said that Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz played leading role in drowning her father Nawaz Sharif. He held Maryam Nawaz responsible for PML-N’s downfall.