Khawaja Asif: PTI harmed parliamentary culture

— Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said it was the responsibility of every member of the House to uphold the dignity of the Parliament.

He spoke to the political history of the 1990s, speaking in the National Assembly, and said the past events are known to everyone. PTI government witnessed several occurrences in the Parliament and asked the MPs to rectify the past mistakes and restore the dignity of the House.

“There is always room for improvement in the Charter of Democracy and it should be addressed and improved,” the minister stated. He also attacked the previous government, saying that 55 legislation were approved in half an hour in their time.

A day before, Prime Minister held dialogue with opposition in the House, Khawaja Asif said adding that both Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party have learnt from past.

He further added that during the PTI government no one was permitted to talk to anyone for fear of displeasing the party leadership. “Political and democratic traditions were badly undermined in that period,” he continued.

“PTI has done a lot of damage to democratic norms and damaged the culture of political tolerance,” the defence minister stated.