LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) newly appointed Vice President, Babar Awan on Friday reiterated that the federal government had no role in memo scandal and said that the country’s sovereignty could not be affected even by a hundred such memos.
While addressing a lawyers gathering outside the Lahore High Court (LHC) at GPO Chowk, he criticised the PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif for approaching the Supreme Court over the memo case. Awan said “everybody knows that who had asked him (Nawaz) to file a petition on the issue.”
Awan added that the PML-N was misleading the nation by raising alarm on non issues.
About the SC decision on the memo petitions, Awan said the decision was a case of “mourning day” for Nawaz.
The PPP leader was of the view that democratic system was not fully independent in the country as democracy had been forced to a crawl. He said that the country had to face challenges like a severe power crisis but the PML-N was misleading the nation. Holding the Punjab government responsible for crises in the country, Awan said “Punjab government does nothing for people, nor it allows others to do something.”
Lawyers belonging to PPP had gathered to welcome Awan, on his first visit to city after becoming vice president of the PPP.
Awan alleged that Punjab police had been tasked to gather a crowd for PML-N’s public meeting on December 31. He said that there will be another show of patwaris in Gujranwala.
Expressing grief over killings of 14 persons in Gujranwala, Awan said there was no administration in the province as people were being killed without retribution. He alleged that Punjab rulers were utiliding all government recourses to further their political motives
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I think it is Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam's fault. They helped people in creating Pakistan, but did not live long enough to give the people sense to take care of the country. Now these politicians are milking this cash cow (Pakistan) as much as they can because they know that their rein of looting will not last forever. They want to rob the country as much in as little time as possible.
@Faheem: That comment better be sarcastic!
While criticising Punjab government for Gujranwala killings due to personal rivalry, Mr. Awan should also see what is going on in Karachi and yet Mr. Malik has been given doctorate degree for maintaining law and order... what a joke
I cant understand how lawyers in pakistan can be affiliated so openly with political parties. There job is to help the people with obtaining justice. Surely this cant be possible if lawyers arent neutral. In england u will not see lawyers doing such things. They arent politicians!
So PML (N) is responsible for Railways, PIA, Steel mill, Rental Power Plants, Gas debacles? What about Haj corruption? And let's not forget memogate and now fertilizer scandal. Every month there is a new scandal. To stop these scandals, there should be exemplary punishment for all those who are proven guilt.
It seems he has upped the ante after being appointed VP. Babar Awan and Faisal Raza Abidi are the talkie-talkie tigers of PPP.
PML-N is responsible for everything as for not removing the Interior Sindh Govt.
btw this article is about memo and realities about our national characters in this context and Not about mr. Awan. Is it!?
Dr. Babar Awan is an honest and straightforward man just like our beloved President Zardari.
rightly said! Nawaz sharifs worst mistake ever is to approach SC on memo issue.
I know a very good psychiatrist and I think Mr. Awan should consult him.
Lawyers who welcome a fake degree holder need to have their own degrees checked.