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PAKISTAN Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has strongly criticised the government for by passing Parliamentary resolution to reopen NATO supply routes. Speaking at a press conference flanked by PTI leaders on Wednesday, Khan said no recommendation of the parliament was given due importance while making the decision.

Khan said parliament’s recommendations, demanding an unconditional apology over Salala raid, halt in US drone attacks, $ 5000 per NATO container, assurance for respect of ground and airspace of Pakistan had been by passed.

He said the US had not sought an unconditional apology over the cross borer aggression.

The PTI chairman said President Obama had categorically said that the US would continue drone attacks in Pakistan. He said the parliament was of no use and it should be dissolved as it had failed to implement its resolutions.

Khan asked whether the parliament’s aim was to protect corruption of President Asif Ali Zardari and its lawmakers.

Khan said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz should clear its position on government’s move as it was also part of the committee to shape new terms of engagements with the United States. He announced that the PTI would protest against the government decision on Thursday in Gunjranwala.

Separately, Jamat-e-Islami leader Munawar Hasan also condemned the restoration of NATO supplies and said the rulers had put a seal on the document of their slavery.

In a statement here on Wednesday, he said while the government had strengthened the enemies of Islam and Pakistan, the nation would have to rise for its independence and for the protection of its nuclear weapons.

He said the Difa-e-Pakistan Council would decide its future line of action on the decision at its meeting. Hasan said the rulers had served the US interest at the cost of vital national interest and the decision would prove their death warrant, he added.

Hasan said instead of curtailing the US interference, the government had paved the way for its intensification.

He said the National Security Committee and the parliament had made the supplies restoration conditional with an apology on the Salala attack and stoppage of drone attacks. However, the socalled apology by the US Secretary of State was a play of words and there was no men

tion of the drones.

The JI ameer said the rulers in Islamabad were so mindful of the US interests that they had withdrawn their demand for transit fee.

He said by their silence on the drone attacks, the rulers had given a license to the US to carry on the carnage of tribal people.

He appealed to the container drivers to prove their patriotism by refusing to drive NATO supplies. N a move to prove that their hands were clean of corruption, PTI Chairman Imran Khan and other prominent leaders will be declaring their assets during July. “The leaders are likely to upload their assets details on the official website of PTI,” party sources revealed. Key figures including Javed Hashmi, Shah Mahmud Qureshi, Shafqat Mahmud, Jahangir Tareen have been sending their details to party secretary general Arif Alvi. In the first phase, members of Political Strategic Committee and Central Executive Committee would send their details which would be uploaded on the party website. In the second phase, all interested candidates who would request for party tickets will make their assets public. “Party tickets would be given to only such members who would declare their assets,” party sources added.