'How can they delete their past?': Khawaja Asif tells opposition to correct its ways

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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday told the opposition to examine its own past before criticising the government and to sign a Charter of Democracy with the government.

His remarks come a day after the opposition’s bitter criticism of the government during a tumultuous day in the National Assembly. The opposition leader, Mehmood Khan Achakzai, launched into a harsh diatribe, criticising the government, the judiciary and the establishment.

Speaking on the floor of the lower house of Parliament on Wednesday, Asif said, “Whenever I issue instructions or make any demand, I refer to this maxim: If you seek equity, you should come up with clean hands.

“When these people demand equity, they also check whether their hands are clean,” the defence minister said, pointing towards the opposition benches.