If 2018 government was legitimate, so is ours: PM Shehbaz
Key takeaways
- Addressing the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif responded to remarks made by Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai, who had questioned the legitimacy of the PML-N administration.
- PM Shehbaz said that if the opposition was interested in investigating elections, the process should begin with the 2018 general elections before moving on to the 2024 polls.
- “Let us start with an investigation into the 2018 elections.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday rejected the opposition’s allegations that the current government is illegitimate, saying that if the PTI government formed after the 2018 general elections was considered legitimate, then the present government should also be regarded as legitimate.
Addressing the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif responded to remarks made by Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai, who had questioned the legitimacy of the PML-N administration.
PM Shehbaz said that if the opposition was interested in investigating elections, the process should begin with the 2018 general elections before moving on to the 2024 polls.