Prime Minister’s Resignation
By Col.Riaz Jafri (Retd)
Westridge, Rawalpindi
I think Imran Khan & Co. are being just naïve in demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister on the grounds that he as a sitting PM and the Chief Executive of the country could influence the JIT’s functioning in his favour. Agreed, but to some extent only.
What would happen if MianNawaz Sharif resigns? Someone from the majority party, that is PML-N, would be asked to form the government. Again, what would be the position of Mr Sharif in the new PML-N government? Being the head of the PML-N party, he would be as good a defacto PM as Imran Khan himself is in the KPK government. Would he not be able to influence the JIT then also?
If Imran Khan & Co. want to eliminate any possibility of Mr Sharif influencing the JIT, they should demand the resignation of his government and not his resignation alone. A caretaker government should be formed for about three months and the JIT should operate under it fairly, firmly, and without any fear. Only then and then can we expect honest and fair findings of the investigating team. - jafri@rifiela.com
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