Opposition's dream to oust PM Imran to be shattered: Fawad

Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shahbaz Sharif has become a self-appointed prime minister while sitting at home, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday.

Flanked by Energy Minister Hammad Azhar, he told a presser that the dream of the Opposition to oust the premier would be shattered.

"Each minute of the next 48 hours is very important," the minister said.

Fawad told reporters that the government was planning to file a petition to cancel the bail orders of both Shahbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz.

He said the Leader of the Opposition was part of the "foreign conspiracy" hatched against Prime Minister Imran Khan's rule.

“Pakistanis will never allow somebody sitting outside of the country to change the political dynamics here,” he said, questioning how is it possible that somebody who is living abroad initiates a movement in the Parliament.

About the “threat letter”, Fawad recalled that the leader of the Opposition had said that if the government unmasks the letter they [the Opposition] will support them; however when he [Shahbaz] was invited to see the letter, he did not show up “because he knows everything regarding the letter as he is a part of the conspiracy.”

About former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar's statement on Thursday, when she said that the premier has "sabotaged the Pakistan-US relationship by accusing the former," Fawad said that during PPP’s tenure, Khar didn't even know the details of the drone attacks.

“We will neither allow anybody to sell Pakistan nor will be bow down before anybody,” he reiterated.

Fawad said an action will be taken against all dissident party MNAs.

He urged the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take notice of the plans of foreigners to overthrow the government and how the conscience of the people is awakened.