Govt losing ground, 2017 will be year of elections: Qureshi

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Wednesday the government is losing its utility and popularity and would be unable to stay in power for long.

Speaking to the media ahead of attending National Assembly session, Qureshi said his party wants to uncover “the lies Prime Minister told in the parliament.”

“There is discrepancy in what the Prime Minister said in the parliament and in his replies to the Supreme Court. We want clarification on this,” Qureshi said.

He said that the privilege of members of the parliament had been adversely affected due to this.

The PTI leader called for routine activities of the parliament to be suspended and privilege motion to be brought under discussion.

He said 2017 would be the year of elections and his party is preparing for them. A parliamentary board would be established which would review the candidates, he continued.