Shahbaz cannot return without Govt permission: Rashid
By Rizwan Malik - Pakistan Times Staff Correspondent

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday said PML [N] President Mian Shahbaz Sharif cannot return without permission from the government.

He stated this in replying to a question, while talking to media-persons after attending the MOU signing ceremony of tea plantation at Pakistan Science Foundation here.

Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said, there was no ban on return of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, however, she will have to face the cases lying pending against her in the courts of law.

“Asif Ali Zardari was bowling according to line and length but now he is bowling wide,” he said in reply to another question. Answering another question he said, the general elections would be held in 2007.

Kashmir Issue

He told a questioner that the issue of Kashmir would be resolved according to the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

Talking to newsmen at National collage of Arts in Rawalpindi, the Minister ruled out the impression that there is pressure on government to resolve the Kashmir dispute.

He vowed that no pressure will be accepted on Kashmir dispute except to solve the decade old matter according to the aspiration of Kashmiri people.

Good decision of President General Pervez Musharraf compelled India to sit for meaningful dialogues to find out solution of the Kashmir dispute, he said by adding that peace dialogues between Pakistan and India are going on in right direction.

Sheikh Rashid asked international community including super power to play their due role in resolving Kashmir dispute.

Shahbaz vows to give sacrifices for country

Earlier, Pakistan Muslim League-N President Mian Shahbaz Sharif in his May day message vowed that no sacrifices would be spared for the unity and solidarity of the country saying that the day had far greater importance for global as well as labour community.

"Our religion has taught to show great regard for labour and working classes," PML-N President expressed this in a message at Labour Wing public meeting held here Sunday in connection with Labour Day.

He called upon nation to maintain unity in their ranks to serve the country and nation as per ideologies taught by our religion. The country got polarized some 34 years back under well conceived plan and conspiracies, he said adding that the rest part of Pakistan was plunging into obscenity, lawlessness and poverty. "Prevailing situation in the country leaves me perturbed," he observed.

He assured poverty-stricken masses of the country that soon he under the dynamic leadership of party Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif would come home to initiate struggle to flush out poverty, lawlessness and obscenity from the society.●