On Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his determination not to show leniency or pardon the May 9 miscreants as they had crossed the red line. Speaking at the “Azmat-e-Shuhada Convention,” held to pay homage to the country’s martyrs, the premier reiterated his firm resolve to bring all perpetrators of the incidents on May 9, including the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, and Corps Commander’s House (Jinnah House) in Lahore Cantt, to justice. The Prime Minister vowed that the law would take its course, and the people behind the incidents would not be given any concessions.
He also added that the entire nation would not let such barbaric incidents occur again in the future. The Prime Minister emphasized that as the chief executive of the country, it was his responsibility to ensure legal proceedings under the law and constitution against those who had planned, abetted and executed attacks on different civilian and military installations across the country. The May 9 incidents were intolerable and unpardonable for the Prime Minister, as the monuments and statues of Shuhada (martyrs) of armed forces and law enforcement agencies were also vandalized.
“We will not let it happen again and will keep the national flag high. We will not allow anyone to malign our armed forces,” he stated firmly.
The May 9 incidents were highly lamentable in the country’s history, according to the Prime Minister. On the other hand, the PTI’s chairman incited his followers to spread violence by attacking different civilian and military installations in case he was arrested. The premier added that the whole nation wanted an answer from the PTI leadership as to why Quaid’s House, Radio Pakistan, and several other buildings were ransacked and torched to ashes.
The Prime Minister assured that the law would take its course, but no innocent person would be falsified or involved in these criminal cases.
Finally, Prime Minister Shehbaz stressed the need to instill the ideals of the founder of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in the young generations, including democratic norms, patience, and tolerance.
The convention witnessed the attendance of a considerable number of families of martyrs, governors, members of parliament, ministers, provincial ministers, ambassadors, legislators, civil society members, ulema, and senior officials, who emphasized that such esteem and affection for the martyrs must be maintained forever.
