He put forward this offer while addressing a high-level PML-N conference in Lahore on Sunday. He urged the PPP-led government that the sooner this amendment was undone, the sooner democracy would become strong and stable. In order to protect democracy from threats, he said, the amendment should be removed from the Constitution.

Dilating upon his offer, Nawaz said some people believed that he was stressing the repeal of the 17th Amendment so that the restriction on the third-time premiership might come to an end. He said that he wanted to remove the scepticism of such people.

Nawaz further said that it was being harped upon that democracy was under threat and the Army was also being seen with doubts, which, he said, was totally incorrect. He said the Army was absolutely away from politics. The Army is waging a war for the integrity and solidarity of the country and rendering sacrifices in this regard, he said, adding the Army was busy in saving the country from major threats.He said the real threat to democracy came from the inaction of the government, which had failed to undo the laws made by the dictator.