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Reference for reopening ZAB murder case likely
Law minister says Zardari will file the constitutional reference in SC.
PPP awaits parliament's approval to have ZAB trial reopened.
LAHORE:
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is likely to launch a public awareness movement over what it sees as the “pick-and-choose policy” of the Supreme Court on different cases against the party.
The aim of the movement will be to sensitise the community about the federal government’s efforts in the implementation of different court verdicts, sources told The Express Tribune.
Federal Law Minister Babar Awan on Sunday announced that a constitutional reference under article 186 would be filed by President Asif Ali Zardari in the Supreme Court for the reopening of the founder of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s murder case today.
He said that the reference will be put up in the court after taking permission from the federal cabinet in a meeting being held today “and hopefully, the court would follow the ‘Doctrine of limitations of necessity’ (Nazariya-e-Hadood-e-Zaroorat) in the Bhutto murder case”. He added that the Lahore High Court should protect Bhutto’s record which is lying in its record room.
The law minister was addressing a press conference at the residence of a party worker, Farukh Sohail Gowindi in Cantt. A list of recent Supreme Court rulings on various cases would be issued by the party to exemplify “the pick and choose policy” of the apex court, according to sources.
Awan added that the PPP was facing opposition from different corners, such as Sharjil and Taj but no suo motu action was taken against other political parties for the acts of May 12, October 18 and December 27.
Criticising the ‘good governance’ of the PMLN-led government in Punjab, he said that Shahbaz Sharif had reduced the billions of rupees from the budgetary allocations for the Southern Punjab.
Providing details of these amounts, he said that more than Rs1.3 billion has been reduced from the total allocated amount of Rs8 billion under the head of development programme while around Rs8.6 billion from the budgeted amount of Rs23 billion has been jettisoned.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 28th, 2011.
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Elections coming up….Recommend
Big mistake, if this case is reopen it will only divide the nation further along the party lines and will not accomplish anything at all. Mr. Babar Awan if you are in some dire need of national media attention why not figure out a way to unite all the political clown and do something good for the nation for a change.Recommend
Good decision but what about those who validated all take-overs.? They must also be tried. Remove all “Gnday Anday” whether past or present from the judiciary. Don’t allow them to ruin the authority of the legislators. These people want to kill three birds from one stone.Recommend
Elections coming up…Recommend
Has science developed enough to un-hang him?Recommend
why was this not done during first and second rule of PPP?Recommend
Another complete waste just like BB investigation.Recommend
I don’t know about jurisprudence but I do know that no one is hanged on a split judgement. Recommend
Well this is totally outrageous in a sense that the people are dying of hunger, high prices and the most important terrorism. The country is in deep s* and all the Govt. (PPP) care about is digging up the old dirt. I wish to almighty God to give them a bit of knowledge because this whole thing is making me feel like Simon Cowell without the ability to say “Eff off ! you are mental !”. I mean come-on do your damn job for which the people of Islamic Republic of Pakistan has elected you.Recommend
No wonder Pakistan cannot move ahead, the politicians are stuck in the past! Jackasses run this country, and while they are at it why don’t they open all cases since 1947!Recommend
A seasoned street walker would blush at some of the tactics and antics of this PPP Govt. Just when Pakistan is being literally torn apart from every direction, for want of governance and capable leadership, they are busy trying to find a way to embarrass a judiciary that will not allow itself to be used as their hand-maiden.
People are sick and tired of their corruption and ineptitude. Their lies and excuses. Their coverups and their secret dealings. Lashoun ki siyasat. That’s all this Govt does, day in and day out.
Can’t wait to vote this mob out of power, forever. Recommend
And what exactly does the PPP expect to gain from this futile exercise? It will cost the taxpayers millions of rupees and help PPP distract the nation from more important looming crises. What a farce!Recommend
Govt.’s plate is full this time. It has a mountain of challenges, the biggest among these is to win the people confidence for next (scheduled) general elections. ZA Bhutto Case which can most bring back only Sindh to the PPP’s favor, should be shelved for the next PPP’s government. Recommend
what are you talking about? Did Hazrat CJ take notice of extension of DG ISI and COAS? Oh no he cant because they are not poor burecrates.Recommend
the daughter’s dead body is already sold out on politics now they want to start on father’s 30 year old corpse .. seriously PPP needs to find a better way to secure votes by addressing the issues for a changeRecommend
I have been great admirer of Z. A. Butto, I always saw him only leader after Quaid- but Pakistan Peoples Party should stop building its political castles on witch-hunting. In fact it should drop the idea of chasing Mushraff also- instead of work for defeating him at hustings. For God sake stop this vicious circle and let Pakistan grow as democracy.Recommend
ghosts never dieRecommend
Ok waste more time on non-issues at public expense. Recommend
The case is very old. A large number of people do not know about the real facts of the case. BB murder was taken place in near past what PPP has done about it. PPP is not interest about the out come of BB case rather they want to cash it but now the time has gone. Similarly Bhuttoo case was not open earlier even in twice BB govt. PPP is just playing with the nation.Recommend
Only a gimmick to draw focus away from real issues. Non deliverance, 0 governance, no real direction, corruption and mismanagement have been the hallmarks of this government. This is an attempt to side track real issues and galvanize the electorate for a possible mid term elections. Recommend
A illiterate nation needs these issues to serve the great cause of democracy.Recommend
@Adnan Khan:
You may be able to vote this mob out of power, but then you will have another mob who are no better either, going by the track record!!!!
What the country needs is a new generation of young, educated and dedicated politicians who are committed to the welfare of its people and its integrity.
Sadly there is a real vacuum there, and allyou are likely to end up with same types of people with different faces !
If Shariff gets elected then Kiyani is going to be big obstacle, as there is no love lost between these two!! So you may just have another Army General in charge too !!!
This is what happens when you start messing around with constitution and playing games with amendments within it!!!!
If Pakistan had treated the Constitution as Holier than thou, than this situation would never have arised in Pakistan.Recommend
this is god news.hope cj shall do justice to pakistani peoplesRecommend
Would these PPP jiyalas ever learn! Highlighlting “the supreme court verdicts that the government has implemented” is like saying “we meet some of our obligations”;
Their DNA needs to be changed!!Recommend
Elections coming up.!Recommend
@Adnan Khan:
I’m no supporter of this Govt but my question is why our ‘enlightened’ SC does not bother to hear Asghar Khan’s petition which is lying frozen in the Court? Is it anything to do with the Tiger?Recommend