ISLAMABAD: On a day when newly elected MNA Abdul Qadir Gilani took his oath, criticised the cancellation of bail pleas of his brother Ali Musa Gilani and Textile Industries Minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin in the Ephedrine quota case on Monday.
In a hint towards the Dr Arsalan Iftikhar case, Gilani said that the bails of Musa Gilani and Shahabuddin would not have been rejected if the courts were being held by the fathers of the accused, Express News reported.
Qadir, son of former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani who was disqualified by the Supreme Court in a contempt court, also criticised the judicial system of the country.
He maintained that his father, who had strived for the supremacy of the parliament, was ousted ‘unconstitutionally, undemocratically and immorally’.
“But those who had celebrated the ouster of my father should feel ashamed now as I am here in this august House in the form of Yousaf Raza Gilani,” he commented, adding that his father was the only prime minister who had attended most of the Parliament House proceedings.
He urged the parliamentarians to unite to safeguard the supremacy of the parliament and avoid any desecration to it.
“We have to protect its supremacy. Is there any other institution superior to parliament?” he asked in his maiden speech after he took oath as an MNA. Gilani had been elected from NA-151 Multan – a seat vacated by the disqualification of his father.
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And Pakistanis voted for a man that looks like this - he actually doesn't look all there... about 50 cents in the dollar!
Meanwhile, it has come to attention that Shoaib Suddle and Arsalan Iftikhar are actually buddies with the former being at forefront of the latters wedding reception and valima as host.
Be ashamed. Your family will be rewarded in this world and also next for the deeds your family earning?
@AS: ohh well we will win all the seats and it is not the matter of one seat .. it is all about rule of law and criminals shud b behind bars.. whr is hanif abbasi is hiding i havint seen him in the media soo far?? plsss think about rule of law and think for the betterment of the country .. stop thinking about who wins but who does good for the country.. i dont think after seeing 2 decades of nawaz sharif and ppp can do better we have seen them ... its time to check a new man in power... let us make those corrupt leaders feel low and show them that true power is given to ppl by Allah...
One wonders, why and for whose benefit judiciary under Justice Chaudhary is in war with the democratically elected civilian government? It can be against, not for the people of Pakistan!
@casim: inshallah qadir, His father and the rest of the gillani pack will pay and be an example
@imran: so that PTI can win at least one seat
Mr Qadir we in Lahore know about your family better than anyone in Pakistan :) 1) Kindly return the money to the local shop's in DHA which you owe to them 2) what about the three homes in Y-Block DHA worth corores which were gifted by an owner of a construction company? 3) if your dad does not have that much money, as it is evident by the tax payment & assets filed to EC, then how come you can afford luxurious cars worth millions of rupees or afford homes in Lahore, Multan & in UK? are you or your dad a business tycoon ? or your family likes to indulge in politics as a way to earn millions :)? P.S everyone in Lahore knows how your family used to live before your dad became a PM :)
@Abdul Qadir Your brother made a fool of law and looted the tax payers money while Arsalan Iftikhar case is a matter between two private individuals, and money involved has nothing to do with Government Treasure and Tax Payers money. So calm down.
Would you please justify your "Rolls Royce Phantom" someone gifted you from Saudi Arabia just after humiliation of Pakistani Hajj Pilgrims or Hajj Scam.
Awoooooo
Theivery and ethnic politics are the new hallmarks of ppp
two culprits are here and what about hanif abbasi whr has he gone???? put him behind the bars too.... and also those who has given rishwat also shud b in jail by now because those are bribes and those who haas taken the bribes are both criminals....