Nawaz has lost moral legitimacy, should resign: Khursheed Shah

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader Khursheed Shah on Thursday said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has lost moral legitimacy and should resign following the submission of the Panama Joint Investigation Team’s (JIT) report. 

Shah added the PML-N government should complete its tenure by nominating another party leader for the position of prime minister. 

"The government wants confrontation with the judiciary."

Shah said the PPP stands along side national institutions while the incumbent leadership has caused irreparable loss to institutions and said the PML-N has attacked the Supreme Court in the past.

Taking a swipe at the leadership, he asked if they will again confront the public and the judiciary.

He also questioned why no action has been taken against the prime minister yet. 

Shah said that Nawaz lacks the courage to confront the democratic political parties of the country.

'Will not let anyone derail democracy'

Leader of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) Mahmood Khan Achakzai expressed his support to the government after the JIT report.

He said his party`s alliance with Nawaz Sharif is for the sake of democracy and PKMAP will not let anyone derail democracy.

He added that no leader is more popular in the country than Nawaz today.

Terming corruption as the biggest issue facing the country, he said one person alone should not be targeted under the garb of accountability.

Achakzai added that it is a good omen if the JIT wants to eradicate corruption from the country but corruption has not yet been defined in the country.