He recalled that it was he who gave the order to release the judges from the jail. Gilani was addressing a large Pakistani community at a local hotel in Brussels on Thursday.
He said the democratic system was here to stay and get stronger, and all such conspiracies would be foiled.
Gilani said the people of Pakistan supported democracy and will continue to do so as they believe that it was the only thing that could provide them relief in the long term.
He said that the former president was forced to doff his uniform when he came under pressure from the United States and the European countries. He said all political governments were packed in the name of ending corruption, but no dictator ever managed to eliminate corruption.
He was also critical of those who were against the National Reconciliation Ordinance and said no one questioned the creators of the NRO. He said the NRO was crafted against those who refused to bow before the dictators.
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