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No justification for protests: Sharif tells agitating leaders

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said there was no justification for the protests as he has accepted all constitutional demands of protesters after opposition leader Imran Khan asked him to quit for 30 days to allow a probe into alleged rigging in the 2013 polls.

"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.

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First Published: Aug 24 2014 | 9:25 PM IST

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