ISLAMABAD: The military and the government have neither been on the same page in the past nor do they think alike at present, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Mushahidullah Khan said on Sunday. He expressed these views during an interview. He said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) behaviour was not positive. “The PPP is a champion of corruption,” he said. He said that there was no substitute for Nawaz Sharif in the national political scene. “However, this time, the country needs a new political party to eradicate corruption and save the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),” he said. He said that a joint session of Parliament had been called to discuss the Kashmir issue. “First, the PTI did not join it. Later, the PPP started criticising Nawaz Sharif, instead of discussing Kashmir issue in the session. Both parties should be questioned for not taking interest in such an important issue,” he said. He said that Nawaz Sharif’s name was not mentioned in the Panama Papers leak. “We are ready to form a judicial commission, but we cannot accept terms of reference given by the opposition,” he said. Senator Mushahidullah said people who had raised the Panama leaks issue were themselves involved in corruption. “The PTI is an NGO, which only collects donations,” he said. Referring to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), he said that people would reject those who had chanted slogans against Pakistan. “All workers and leaders of MQM and the Pak Sar Zameen Party had once been under the same flag and were involved in criminal activities. However, they have not confessed,” he said. He said PPP leader Aitzaz Ahsan had made a prophecy that the PML-N would win the 2018 general elections due to its performance. “The PTI will lose seats it managed to win in the last general elections. People have grown tired of its politics of protest,” he said. He said that the energy crisis would end in 2018. Referring to his resignation from the post of federal minister following a controversial interview, the senator said that he was not the only one who had given such statements. “Many people had given similar statements about the army before my interview, but nobody had taken any notice. With my statement, a storm in a teacup arose. My party colleagues had to rebut my statement and I had to resign,” he said.