Ministers rally around Sharif, rule out his resignation

Islamabad: Senior ministers of Pakistan’s ruling PML-N party rallied in Parliament in support of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and dismissed demands for his resignation by  Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that all political parties in Parliament stand united against the demand for the prime minister’s resignation raised by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Qadri’s Pakistan Awami Tehreek. Dar said that the government has already agreed to five demands presented by the protesting parties but has told them that the sixth point was non-negotiable referring to the demand for Sharif to quit, the News reported, according to PTI.