Terming the current deal between the proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the government a “temporary solution”, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan has said that the outfit will accept the parliament’s decision on the issue of the French ambassador.
Talking to a private news channel on Tuesday night, the minister said that both sides have decided to keep the agreement secret for some time due to certain reasons.
Details of the agreement will come to light within seven to 10 days, Ali Muhammad said, hinting at the release of TLP chief Saad Rizvi in a few days.
The minister said that the government’s negotiation team struck a deal with the proscribed outfit after receiving a nod from Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Ali Muhammad said that the TLP would be welcomed into the national mainstream.
He said that the parliament would decide on the issue of the expulsion of the French ambassador from the country.
“The state struck a deal with its people to restore peace in the country,” he added.
He asked those who opposed the deal whether they want to “see another Lal Masjid like incident in the country.”
Ali Muhammad said that the agreement was not a victory or defeat of any individual, but a victory of Pakistan.
Anti-Pakistan elements did not want peace in the country. They wanted bloodshed and another incident of “Lal Masjid” in the country, he concluded.
