Lahore(Parliament Times):Punjab Governor, Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, said bilateral ties and friendship between Pakistan and Turkey is exemplary. Pakistan is safe country for the tourists. The government is undaunted by the opposition long March or Short March.He stated this during a ceremony hosted in honour of actors of Turkish Drama, Ertugrul Ghazi, Turgut Alp, Bamsi Bey and Sulejan Khatoon and later talking to the media at an art and culture exhibition. Wife of Punjab Governor, Bugum Perveen Sarwar, Vice Chairman of Overseas Commission Punjab, Makhdoom Tariq and others were present on the occasion Punjab Governor said that opposition is day dreaming to send the government packing, adding that opposition parties and Maulana Fazal ur Rehman had staged protest against the government, but the government was still intact. He said that it was the democratic and the constitutional right of the PTI Government to complete its term, adding that the opposition parties should respect the people’s mandate. He advised the opposition to wait for General Elections instead of staging protest against the government.
Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that the government’s decision to call the joint session of the Parliament on the issue of electoral reforms is justifiable,adding that opposition should also support the government in electoral reforms for making electoral process transparent in future. He urged the opposition not to create hurdles in overseas Pakistanis’ right to vote, adding that democracy will be strengthened in the country by giving them right to vote.While addressing a ceremony in honour of Turkish actors, he said that it is need of the hour that the Muslims should forge unity among their ranks. He said that unless the Muslims are united, it is not possible to end the atrocities against the Kashmiris and the Palestinians. He appreciated Tayyup Erodagan and Turkish people for raising voice for Kashmiri and Palestinian people. Punjab Governor also lauded the performance of Turkish actors
