Asghar Khan case verdict: PPP MPAs protest against non-implementation
Chant slogans against Sharif brothers; warn of staging sit-in outside Supreme Court.
Chant slogans against Sharif brothers; warn of staging sit-in outside Supreme Court.
KARACHI:
Lawmakers from the Pakistan Peoples Party staged a walkout from the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday in protest against the non-implementation of the Supreme Court verdict in the Asghar Khan case.
The MPAs demanded the federal government implement the decision within 24 hours.
MPA Imdad Pitafi pointed out that no action had been taken against the politicians accused in the case, including Nawaz Sharif, who was allegedly involved in the rigging of the 1990s elections in order to defeat the PPP.
“The Supreme Court had given a verdict saying the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad was formed and funds were distributed by intelligence agencies among the politicians (to prevent the PPP from winning,” he said, adding that they would stage a sit-in outside the Supreme Court if the implementation of the case was delayed.
“If the Supreme Court can disqualify an elected prime minister, [why can’t it implement] the Asghar Khan case [verdict],” Pitafi added.
MPAs Farheen Mughal, Kulsoom Chandio, Shamim Ara Panhwar, Dr Sikandar Shoro also approached the podium of the speaker and chanted slogans against the Sharif brothers.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 14th, 2013.
Lawmakers from the Pakistan Peoples Party staged a walkout from the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday in protest against the non-implementation of the Supreme Court verdict in the Asghar Khan case.
The MPAs demanded the federal government implement the decision within 24 hours.
MPA Imdad Pitafi pointed out that no action had been taken against the politicians accused in the case, including Nawaz Sharif, who was allegedly involved in the rigging of the 1990s elections in order to defeat the PPP.
“The Supreme Court had given a verdict saying the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad was formed and funds were distributed by intelligence agencies among the politicians (to prevent the PPP from winning,” he said, adding that they would stage a sit-in outside the Supreme Court if the implementation of the case was delayed.
“If the Supreme Court can disqualify an elected prime minister, [why can’t it implement] the Asghar Khan case [verdict],” Pitafi added.
MPAs Farheen Mughal, Kulsoom Chandio, Shamim Ara Panhwar, Dr Sikandar Shoro also approached the podium of the speaker and chanted slogans against the Sharif brothers.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 14th, 2013.