Army and the Government are on the same page: Sheikh Rashid

ISLAMABAD: January 27: Sheikh Rashid has said that there may be differences of opinion between the army and the government but the page is the same. The military leadership has decided that it will stand with the elected government.
Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid once again called the reports of differences between the Prime Minister and the military leadership as baseless. In an interview to the British Broadcasting Corporation, he said that the Establishment and Imran Khan have not forgotten, the country’s advantage is that both are on the same page. On the report of Transparency International, Sheikh Rashid said that the Prime Minister is sticking to the issue of corruption and accountability. Accountability was Imran Khan’s biggest slogan but we did not get the success that we should have got. He acknowledged that the courts were not properly prepared for the case. Regarding the return of Nawaz Sharif, the federal interior minister said that the government was trying to get him back, but he was allowed to go which was a big mistake. He also admitted that despite many efforts, the return of Ishaq Dar could not be made possible. Regarding the resignation of Shehzad Akbar, Sheikh Rashid said that billions of rupees flowed out of the accounts of Shahbaz Sharif’s employees. He is accused of money laundering of Rs 16 billion but we could not bring his money back. No, the Prime Minister says giving NRO would be treason. The Federal Interior Minister confirmed that sleeper cells of terrorist organizations have resumed operations in the country, which law enforcement agencies are fulfilling their responsibilities to deal with. Regarding the Afghan
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Continued from front page Taliban, Sheikh Rashid said that the Taliban government was playing a positive role. Sheikh Rashid said that the door of negotiations was almost closed after the violation of ceasefire by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban.-DNA