Holding elections is tantamount to making thieves run: Sheikh Rashid

RAWALPINDI, Jan 21 (SABAH): Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief and former interior minister Sheikh Rashid has raised concerns as the ball to pick the caretaker Punjab chief minister is now in the court of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

In a tweet, the former interior minister said the nation was aware of the unholy game being played to select the caretaker chief minister. The prevailing situation had worsened to the point that it had become a matter of national security.

He said National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf had created another political crisis by accepting the resignations of the lawmakers. “Holding elections is tantamount to making thieves run,” the senior politician said.