Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan before the end of 2022.
\nWhile addressing the National Assembly, the defence minister said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests had violated people\u2019s rights, adding that everyone had the right to protest but the limits of the Constitution and law should not be crossed.
\nHe said that no development work was done during the past four years under the PTI government, and the incumbent government had explained these circumstances to the people.
\nAsif also said that the government withdrew money from other sectors and gave it to the flood victims who were undergoing great difficulties due to cold winter nights.
\nThe minister maintained that the federal and provincial governments should provide assistance to disaster victims without discrimination and that the government was not acting on political priorities.
\nEarlier this week, Asif said former premier Imran Khan should not \u201ctarget\u201d the institutions that \u201csupported him unconditionally\u201d during the last four years, adding that the chief of the former ruling party could not deliver despite the assistance extended to him.
\n\u201cAfter 75 years, we are at a point where we can say that all the institutions are playing their constitutional role. These institutions extended \u2018unconditional support\u2019 to Imran Khan,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cHe (Imran) should not attack these institutions but rather should be ashamed of himself that despite their assistance he could not perform.\u201d
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