ISLAMABAD: Former law minister Babar Awan has been stripped of all posts held by him in Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
Express News correspondent Waqar Satti reported that Awan is no longer the secretary finance of the party, nor the senior vice-president.
After losing his posts, Awan will also not be a part of any of the party’s Central Executive Committee meetings.
Babar Awan has drawn the ire of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership ever since his refusal to appear before the Supreme Court to testify in the contempt of court hearing against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.
Aitzaz Ahsan, Gilani’s lawyer, had asked the court to summon three key witnesses in the case – including Awan and two high-ranking bureaucrats. However, Awan was reported to have promptly refused to appear – despite many saying that his testimony would have made the prime minister’s case stronger.
President Asif Ali Zardari, while on a private visit to India, had reject Awan’s request to meet him and had directed the security to not let him come and meet him.
Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khosa had also recently lashed out at Babar Awan, likening him and former Law secretary Masood Chishti to Mir Jafar and Mir Sadiq.
Chishti, who had been handpicked by former Law minister Awan, had been replaced with Irfan Qadir.
No reason for the change had been given, but it had been speculated that it carried a veiled message for Awan, who had refused to appear before the bench hearing contempt charges against Gilani.
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You reap what u sow,He has been supporting the criminals now is the time that he should realize.I only hope no party welcommes him.
He will become a political underdog.
He may not get any punishment now... He is no longer loyal to PPP and thus has been absolved of all his crimes. Supreme Court only punishes if you are loyal to PPP.
PTI will surley lose its appeal if fake doctor Babar Awan is accepted in the Party.
LOTA alert. Another LOTA soon joining PTI.
It would be good to see how the courts go about his contempt case. He should get the same punishment as Prime Minister Gilani i.e. slap on the wrist.
This has nothing to do with him being a part of PPP or XYZ political party. This stupid fool flouted the law by ridiculing the courts and need to suffer the consequences. Better that we wait and see. I personally want to see an example made out of these people, because
"ADAL BINA INSAAF NA HO GA ADAL BINA JAMHOOR NA HO GA"
Last week, both Insaaf and Jamhoor bhar main chalay gaye ..... atleast for me.
SAB SAY PEHLAY PAKISTAN ... PAKISTAN ZINDABAD ....
@SK: so true! NEXT?
Welcome sir to PTI. We need powerful people to PTI & surely he's a heavy weight.
@ Pakistani ,,, you are a typical Pakistani You hate everybody
He knows the biggest crook is sitting in the highest office !
Babar Awan lost PPP backing because he does not know the etiquette of this party. He has to be obedient to the PPP President and behave like a poodle. If you do not behave like an obedient person you are out. In PPP you have to be yes man all the time. This is one man's party - even Gilani cannot dare to disobey the President by accident. HADI SAKEY
Perfect PTI caliber and can do what Kasuri did
and his 15 minutes are over ....
He will be the spokesman for judges now. Honorable Chief Justice may recommend his name for the Supreme Court judge. He qualifies every bit for that post... He has hatred for PPP, He is known to have celebrated on Zulfi Bhutto's assassination... He deserted Benazir just when she was assassinated... He ditched the new PPP... what else our respectable lords of justice look in a man to be elevated. Awan should get rewarded.
How the mighty have fallen from grace.. Let this be a lesson to all the cronnies who worship Zardari.
Mr Aitzaz Ashan i cannot wait for the day when like Babar Awan you will also be stabbed in the back by Zardari. Mr Aitzaz you to are arrogant and think just like Babar Awan that you are smater then the Judges. But your turn will come.
Babar Awan was one of the most hated man while in PPP. Now all of a sudden he is popular among those who hated him most! What kind of character the rightwing parties have? Like NS (PML-N) when the time came in for fighting for the party and sacrifice, Awan ran away. He is a natural fit in PML-N based upon his past character. Those who are praising him and making him a man of principles, he did not resign he is deprived of his high position in the party and made irrelivant.
Consequences of going against the mafia "rules"!
Poetic justice.
@Shakir Lakhani ...yes that is the best outcome of this whole process. Mian Nawaz Sharif has showed his cards already, such a dumb decision and move. The most intelligent is Imran Khan who is still securing his strategy. The judges are alo smart.
I'm glad this has happened. Soon PPP ministers will start fighting among themselves when they see their party being weakened by Gilani's stubbornness.
@Logic Europe: LOL!
Due to his aggressive language he was the mosted hated minister of PPP . Now he may be stripped off his Senate seat also. He got what he deserved..
Always used to hear "Pride hath a fall"...seen it as well. Arrogance leads to destruction!
@Khalq e Khuda: it's not PPP but bad policy of your regime that supreme court is against, get your childish mind to grow and eat the facts,
A great fighter ,leaned and eloquent ,an asset of PPP he will be back soon,just wait and see
This man used to humiliate PML (N) and Judiciary with extreme arrogance. Look where is he now. Never be loyal to king than king himself
@Imran: You wish
Now there will be a race between Pakistan Memo League and PTI to woo him.
Now the SC can get him....he should be arrested and be made an example of
Good decision.This person has caused more damage to PPP than even the Co-Chairman
If he also joins PTI, I will have no faith remaining in humanity!
Not a big fan of Babar Awan, but at least he had the guts to stand up for what he believes in.
He will soon be in PTI
This is what happens in the end when you join hands with morally corrupt people...they only use u for their own aims to achieve & then kick u out...Indeed a silent message for Mr.Gillani as well..!
@Asad: what future, u r saying he will go back to Jamat-e-Islami again? please enlighten us how this man saved his future?
He is smarter than Zardari......he has sacrificed his present to save future...
He has just started reaping the harvest,but,little too late.~>Lesson,never go over board particularly to please a man like his co-chairman. See what happens to him next?
his words echoed in my mind: "Notice milya kakh na hilya" now every thing has been shaken and fallen
At least the Supreme Court will most likely let him off scott free in the contempt of Court case since he is no longer PPP :)
He met his fate