FAISALABAD: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) has decided to confront the government head on and has asked the Prime Minister to accept their four demands or the PPP would launch a protest movement.

The warning was given by leader of the opposition Syed Khursheed Shah while talking to media here on Monday alongwith newly appointed PPP Central Pun jab Qamar Zaman Kaira.

Khursheed Shah said they were following the policy of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto for supremacy of parliament and strengthening of democracy. He however made it clear that the ball was in the court of the Prime Minister to accept the PPP demands including passage of its bill to investigate corruption and appointment of a foreign minister.

He said if the PPP had supported Imran Khan’s sit in, the present government would have gone. However the PPP believing in supremacy of parliament took a principled stand.

The leader of the opposition rejected the statement of the PM that the PPP wanted to return to the 1990s politics and said whether the PPP should return to the past politics, the ball was in PM’s court. He said the PPP did not demand resignation of the PM and they only wanted acceptance of their demands till December 27. He again stated that PPP was still an anti-establishment party while others were creation of dictators.

He also stated that doubts had increased over the Panama Leaks after the statement of Qatari prince where as there was no mention of the Prince in the speech of the PM in the Parliament and address to the nation.

Qamar Zaman Kaira who has been given the task of revival of PPP in Punjab was more critical of the government asking it not to force the PPP to return to politics of 1990s. He questioned as to who went back by referring to the strong criticism of former President Zardari by Punjab Chief Minister.

To a question, Kaira said the present democracy was due to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto who gave sacrifices for parliament and democracy and how a parliament would be complete without Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.—INP