Violators of Constitution to be tried under Article 6: Bilawal

Imran Khan was removed by a ‘conspiracy’ hatched by Bilawal House and not the US, says foreign minister

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday warned those involved in subverting the Constitution last month, saying they will be tried under Article 6.

"Whoever breaks and subverts the Constitution has to be tried under Article 6 of the Constitution," Bilawal said while talking to journalists at the Parliament House in Islamabad.

"جو کچھ پی ٹی آئی کے وزیر اعظم، اسپیکر اور جو اب گورنر پنجاب کر رہا ہے وہ آئین شکنی ہے، اور جو بھی آئین کی خلاف ورزی کرئے گا اس پر آرٹیکل 6 لگنا چاہیے۔"
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The foreign minister explained that whatever happened and was done from April 3 to 10 and afterwards by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members amounted to subverting the Constitution.

He went on to add that it was the stance of his party and that they couldn't take it lightly. "We take pride in the Constitution."

Terming deposed prime minister Imran Khan’s ‘foreign conspiracy’ narrative as false, Bilawal said he was removed by a "democratic conspiracy".

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"He was removed by constitutional means… he was removed by the conspiracy of Bilawal House, not the United States," he remarked in lighter vein.

"عمران خان کو معلوم ہے کہ وہ اپنی نااہلی اور نالائقی کی وجہ سے وزیر اعظم کے عہدے سے ہٹا۔"
چیئرمین پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی اور وفاقی وزیر خارجہ بلاول بھٹو زرداری@BBhuttoZardari
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He noted that now the PTI chairman was attacking state institutions and harming Pakistan’s democracy.

The Bhutto family scion advised Imran to come back to the parliament and function as the opposition leader.

Observing that the PPP had a series of power projects in the country running under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), he accused the former premier's 'incapable government' of destroying the same.

To a question, the foreign minister said that he hadn't finalised his plan to visit the US as yet.