‘Judges assigned to decide my case regarding my qualification are not qualified for this job, these judges had taken oath to safeguard the interest of an autocrat Musharaf, they had not taken oath on Pakistan’s constitution,’ Mian Nawaz Sharif leader of PML (N) has reportedly said this while addressing a public meeting in Shangla.
He has further added that he will keep on supporting PPPP lead coalition government and people should come out on streets on 9th of March 2009 during long March of Lawyers movement to save Pakistan from another martial law.
‘Pakistan Muslim League (N) is enjoying two shows in one ticket, it is playing role of government and opposition simultaneously, we do not want to destabilize PML (N) provincial government in Punjab,’ Information Minister Sheri Rehman has reportedly said.
‘Mian Nawaz Sharif was convicted in hijacking case of General Musharf, that is why he was disqualified from holding any public office,’ a source has said.
While lawyers are preparing themselves to hold a long March in March 2009 to stress for restoration of deposed chief justice Mr. Iftikhar Chaudhary, fate of democracy hangs in balance in the wake of increased militancy in Swat and other areas of NWFP and Baluchistan.
On Wednesday in his visit of troubled area of SWAT Chief of Army Staff General Parvez Kyani has reportedly said that government writ will be established in Swat at all costs, he was briefed about ongoing security forces operation in Swat.
In public circles fear prevails and mostly people raise question that despite of intense military operations why the number and activities of militants are at increase, during Musharf regime large number of people were of the view that with departure of Musharaf from power militancy will decrease, up to larger extent PPPP lead coalition government have succeeded to curb militancy in sectarian violence hit area of Parachinar, but now Swat became a hot spot where militants have established their parallel courts are convicting people of Swat and lashing the convicted persons in public.
Mr. Ayaz Wazir retired Director General Foreign Affairs had reportedly said that due to socioeconomic reasons militancy is at rise in tribal areas of Pakistan. While participating in a talk show of VOA Urdu service Mr. Ayaz Wazir had said that unemployed and economically strangulated people in FATA are up in arms against government and US lead NATO forces.
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Abdur Raziq
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