Speaking to the media in Multan during an Iftar party, Gilani said that if all prime minister’s decisions are taken by the judges, then elections are mere drama because it is the judiciary which will choose prime ministers according to its own will.
“I will surely go for a protest at all levels against the judicial oppression in the country,” he maintained and added that there will never be a stable Pakistan if incumbent Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is sacked. “If Raja Pervaiz Ashraf asks me for advice, I will tell him to reject the court orders.”
While saying that a third force has always been blamed for derailing democracy in the country, Gilani said that the judiciary has become that third force by using the Constitution in an unconstitutional manner. “The judiciary has become the third force for which the army was blamed in the past, and today they want a controlled democracy, as the institution has been politicised with clear and determined political intentions.”
Gilani further said that sovereignty belongs to Allah, but the judiciary has now declared itself as the custodians of sovereignty of the country. He added that the economic instability in the country is also due to the environment created by the judges.
“They have frightened away people from investing in Pakistan and you can see, no one is eager any more. They [judges] have direct interference in every affair of the government.”
Calling his disqualification “unconstitutional”, Gilani said that the judiciary is not independent because everyone is forced to follow the court’s 'unconstitutional' orders.
Gilani was disqualified from his post of prime minister after the Supreme Court held him in contempt for not obeying the court orders by not writing letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
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Gilani and Kayani have already predicted the fate of Pakistan . Change can only be brought about through a red revolution and no body can avoid it .
The clash of institutions has held the country in its grip for the last many months. With each passing day matters get worse as parliament and the judiciary stake out their respective turfs. On a number of occasions the Chief Justice of Pakistan has expounded on the supremacy of the constitution, placing it above all else. Considering that it is the ultimate interpreter of the constitution, the Supreme Court (SC) then assumes an overweening role. On the other hand the government feels under siege from judicial activism expanding into the domain of executive power. The government has done its utmost to show respect to the SC that has gone as far as terminating an elected prime minister who still enjoyed a majority in parliament. Many legal minds are of the opinion that in the pursuance of the NRO case, with writing a letter to the Swiss authorities becoming the ultimate bone of contention, as both the institutions think themselves constitutionally right in their arguments, the country is witnessing another type of power struggle between elected and non-elected state institutions. However it is clear that it is the responsibility of legislator to make constitution not the judiciary. The business of judiciary is to interpret it only.
Had the current government not been corrupt and disobedient, the judiciary wouldn't have been dictatorial either.
@Shahid Butt: If they were convicted then why does the PCO CJ want them to be tried again? There cannot be double conviction ever in any court of law. Have anybody ever heard that a murderer is again tried and again sentenced? "You cannot try and convict a person for the same crime twice". Regards, Mirza
You are Right Sir
@Shahid Butt: If Zardari is already convicted then why judges have so much pain?
Please do not forget both Mr Zardari and B. Bhutto were convicted in Swiss court for money laundering. why you will not write letter?
Mr Gillani,you first pay back all those loans with interest which you and your wife took in the past, then you have any RIGHT to say any thing. Other wise NOBODY is stopping you to leave the country.
The most corrupt institute of pure land is judiciary and this institute wants to eradicate corruption from country. What a joke !
PM Gilani Saheb is absolutely right in his assessment about this corrupt, incompetent, power-hungry judiciary. Ch Iftikhar has gone completely crazy in my opinion. He is violating and trashing our laws and our Constitution. Enough is enough.. Lets put a stop to his illegal rulings and dictatorship, otherwise our country will suffer tremendously. CJ is fooling the people.
Which democracy is he talking about? The one that was based on the illegal NRO. The one where we have the most corrupt, inefficient, and shameless politicians ever in the history of this country. In a real democracy these thugs will be serving long jail terms.
Gilani Sahib:
What nonsense you are talking about.
You took the oath as Prime Minister to act according to the Constitution of Pakistan but you yourself went unconstitutionally by not writing letter to Swiss Authorities to save the President Asif Ali Zardari from the clutches of the law.
You were adamant in not writing the letter and you did not wrote the letter until the last moment and therefore you were sent packing home by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
You became dictator, and NOT the judges, as you want to save the President Asif Ali Zardari who made you the Prime Minister and you did not obeyed the Constitution of Pakistan.
The judges asked you to write the letter to Swiss Authorities so that the looted money should be returned to Pakistan, but instead of bring back the money in the country, you intentionally saved the looter.
How long Mr. Zardari will have the immunity provided to him under the Constitutions?
Time is running fast and with the tick, tick of the watch, the time is passing like any thing and hands of law are going closer day by day towards the looter.
Can you just quote one rare example in the world where the Head of the State have not obeyed the orders of the Supreme Court in any country?
This happens only in Pakistan and there is not a single example or precedent available in the entire world.
SHAME ON YOU MR. GILANI.
@ raheem bakshi sir it is the whole world and free media criticising the PCO judge SO THERE IS SOME THING WRONG
On which basis Gilani is claiming so, can't he see the corruption PPP spread everywhere in the country?
Kindly for GOD sake leave us the nation and country.
And I would like to ask you guys who opposing the CJ and in favor of Gilani? Are you really sure about the faith of country in the hands of such looters alliance? Very strange that you can't see how the country is suffering ever since the came in the regime ...
MAY ALLAH SAVE THE COUNTRY...
History will remember Gilani as incompetent and corrupt PM of Pakistan who ruined institution by appointing cronies. Citizens have highest respect for the Supreme Court
GA ANP for passing 18th amendment in parliment . this will be a good omen for Pakhtoons in KPK.. we love you ANP
Democracy is barely taking root in 50% ILLITERATE Pakistan. All Major institutions like Executive, Parliament, Judiciary & Establishment have always been out if balance. All good Democracies succeed and help country progress if there are strong check and balances of the 4 major institutions listed above. With Gilani it is my way or the highway. Judiciary was always the weakest in the past. Thank God it is now slowly but surely coming into balance with other institutions. No one in Pakistan should be allowed to derail this process.
The CJ himself said that he took loan from House Building Finance Corp to arrange his sons Valima ceremony. How come he used the loan for his sons Valima instead of utilising it for the purpose it was taken???. Chief Justice Saheb you slip is showing.
@jibran. Did you ever think why Musharraf wanted to sack him,because the honourable CJ was opposing the steel mill corrouption.don't you ever dare to politicize CJ.do some research and then come and say any such thing.
This corrupt incompetent government will try anything in its last dying days of power. Get rid of this mafia which has deceived the public time and time again with their false promises. VOTE FOR IMRAN KHAN IF YOU WANT REAL CHANGE
Son sitting with him asked him to protest because their income slashed badly.
What ever little truth there may be in this but coming from the mouth of the ex-head of the worst government this country has seen so far, sounds lame and unconvincing.
If CJ was representing third force he would not had confronted Gen. Mushraf.
The judiciary is not interfering in the operational matters of the government. To investigate the financial corruption scams ” adversely affects the lives of poor people”? Isnt it all SC doing? Also this is such a cowardly act to blame the institutions just to save the black money? Gillani was always shouting Affi Drean case is to stop government from giving 5th budget. Please mention one case which supreme court should not have opened because it has damaged the country. Every single case SC investigated involved corruption, corruption and corruption. It is shame that we dont hate those who feed themselves and their families on Haram Income.
Arslan Iftikhar and Malik Riaz saga has nothing to do with judiciary. Due to Following reasons: 1) It was a matter between two people no one holding any government office. 2) The money involved was not states money, it was again a business/blackmailing/whatever matter between two businessmen, bargaining for the best deal. No tax payers money involved. 3) Even Malik Riaz admitting that despite Arsalans assurances he failed to get even a verdict in his favour MEANS Arsalan was not influencing the decisions of the court. 4) NAB-FIA should better focus on those cases in which State money is involved like OGRA 84 Billion, Rental Power 400 Billion, OGDCL 45 Billion, Railways 125 Billion, NICL 6 Billion, Affi Drean 8 Billion, Swiss courts 600 million, Hajj Scam 2 Billion, PIA 20 Billion etc etc and many unsung scams. Why people are shouting for a matter between two people, i cant understand
Then leave the country Mr Gillani .Who is stopping you ??
@karachite...you very rightly called them Mullah Judiciary, after Ramday, favorite judge of CJ was Khawaja Shareef, who is now lawyer of killer Qadri and in his arguments supporting Taseer killing, Gillani is very much right that present judiciary is behaving like dictator, you read their every day remarks, which show their sense of self righteousness and rude behavior. They are trying to dictate every thing from economic affairs to culture to censorship. He is also right that present judiciary is responsible for decrease in foreign investment. Had CJ not decided against Steel Mill privatization, tens of billions of tax payer money would have been saved from spending on that sick unit. It appears they are power hungry, if they were sincere they would have started much needed reforms in our judicial working. Ask any lay man, he will call Judiciary the most incompetent and corrupt institution of Pakistan. Even small petty cases are not decided for years. If judiciary only succeed in enforcing private property rights and enforcement of contracts, our 50% problems will resolve and economic activity will increase manifold. But like all other dictators, these will also vanish in dustbin of history.
Anyone who comes in way of free hand in looting, nepotism, cronyism and corruption will not be liked by people like Gilanis, Chouhdries and waderas.
''I will surely go for a protest at all levels against the judicial oppession in the country."Mr.X PM go ahead who is stopping you. Nobody is interested in you and in your party PPP.We had enough of you. Just give people of Pakistan a break.Have mercy on us.
PCO CJ is one self serving individual. Everything was fine with him, the ills of a dictator were invisible to him until the dictator tried to sack him. Media was doing a great service to the nation, until his sons and his business dealings were brought to light. Now he finds obscenity in the media. Attiqa Odho was fine with all her bottles of liquor, until... And I stop here. People know everything.
there are others charged with contempt of court, but no one was convicted so swiftly . . . . * very strange & suspicious!!!!*
One word hypocrite!!
Gilani is history and the ruler never learn from history.
Gilani is right. This Mullah Judiciary wants to govern the country and violating the constitution itself.
Mr Gilani u stand by your words we stand by you!
there is great substance in what GILANI sahab says
Judges r not want to govern the country Mr.Gilani they r performing their duties with full Obligation and PROTECT the country from Deceit,Hypocrite, Unscrupulous POLITIONS.
Agreed. Time for CJ to resign.
Someone wants revenge!! Someone's angry against the CJ!!
Gilani sounds extremely convincing. However, he did not mention that reason why he ordered the release and restoration of PCO judges. In addition, he did not mention the real patrons of this existing judiciary which has crossed its constitutional limits. In fact, the patrons got the PCO judges reinstated and now they have been using the same judiciary as a new arsenal against democratically elected government. People are fully aware of the non-civilian actors and they even know their malicious intentions as well. It is now time for all democratic forces to unite against judicial activism and establish the supremacy of civilians and the parliament.
The PCO CJ is the worst reincarnation of Gen Zia. Both of them were appointed by Allah to control Pakistan's destiny. Gen Zia did not hang elected PM ZAB, the LHC and SC of Pakistan did. It is nothing new about the behavior of SC as the "third force", they have always been on the wrong side of history and with the dictators and never with the people of Pakistan. The current SC shows a clear disdain toward the will of the people.
Great!!!! Thats the way to tackle these autocrat judges ... Gilani's name will be written in gold in the history to stood by his Party and constitution and sacrifice the his PMship but he will remain PM in hearts of true democratic people of Pakistan ...
Keep your advice to yourself! You are already convicted and a shame to Pakistanis world over.
Is shameful looting of the country, bad governance and corruption called democracy?
You disobeyed the SC and listened to Zardari. I am glad that SC showed it will not be cowed by the executive. After all, laws should be applied equally to all.