"Instead of wasting their energies in protests, the demonstrators should play their role for the progress and development of the country," Sharif said in his first public comments after Khan sought his resignation.
There is no justification for continuing the protest after the government acceded to all the constitutional demands of the participants of the sit-ins, he said during a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Member of National Assembly Hamza Shahbaz.