Facts of life: PPP, will get nothing from toppling govt, says Zardari
Pakistan and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will gain nothing if the present government is toppled, former president Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday.
He was speaking to party workers from Sargodha division at Bilawal House.
Zardari said economic revival was not possible unless the parliament was strengthened.
“Strengthening democracy is the first step towards the economic revival.”
The former president praised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for continuing the PPP’s policy of strengthening ties with China.
Referring to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) public meetings, he said, “We are aware of the costs involved in organising a jalsa. Those organising sit-ins should be asked to disclose their source of funding.”
He said that instead of ‘ball tampering’, PTI chairman Imran Khan should follow political norms.
“Imran Khan wants to play with a tampered ball, on his own pitch with his own kind of bat.”
Zardari said Imran Khan had been criticising the VIP culture while living on a 700-acre property.
The former president said he too was opposed to the VIP culture but those facing death threats should be given appropriate security.
He said the country would have landed in a deep crisis had the PPP rejected the results of May 2013 general elections.
He vowed to reactivate all the wings and organisations of the PPP.
JI chief slates shooting by Gilani’s guard
Jamaat-i-Islami ameer Sirajul Haq visited the residence of Tahir Malik, who died in a shooting by a guard of Abdul Qadir Gilani, on Friday. Haq offered his condolence to the father of the deceased.
Haq said had courts been independent and the government upright, such incidents would never have occurred.
The JI chief said he was offering condolence on behalf of the entire nation. He said a couple of years ago, Raymond Davis, a US agent, had killed three people in the city but he was sent back to his country. “Incidents like these lead to a sense of insecurity among the masses,” he said.
Haq said that 67 years after independence, Pakistan was being ruled by social “Brahmins”.
Haq said the Jamaat-i-Islami was striving to uproot the VIP culture.
He said this was a test case for Punjab Police. “The people of Pakistan expect an independent enquiry into the murder,” the JI ameer said.
The murderers must be given strict punishment under the law. He said the JI had also set up a legal aid committee to provide the victim assistance in the case.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 11th, 2014.
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@ravaid: Agree that problems and chronic problems cannot be solved within days, however, actions of government must show some progress. You need to stop blood before you can cure the wound. In our case the bleeding (corruption) continues without any measures to stop it.
A new student cannot be a graduate within days as it takes years..... however, one can figure by student's progress that he/she will be successful and at what level. The "progress" to graduation establish the criteria.
very sorry to say that we are thought that every problem in Pakistan should solve in a year or in a month which is impossible so media should guide the people that this is not soulation of year or two.and also imran,nawaz,qadri pland atleast20 to30years.
@Mirza: ZAB accepted that rigging did happen. First, it was accepted then 17-20 seats then he went for whole re election. However, things were too late.
All the crooks are united against PTI and the people
@Mirza: What a baseless argument, really!! So does that mean you allow these thugs and crooks to continue loot, rob the country and sell all it's assets and resources to the highest bidder in exchange for some commission and kickbacks? Really I am amazed at some people who are only concerned about their own livelihood, as long that is left untouched they think all is hunky dory.
@Mirza:
This time, it will be the people who will force the government out so all your hardcore darbari, hairy fairy theories will come to naught!
@Mirza , so how PMLN is governing Pakistan cuz they also have around 5 seats in SINDH+BALOCHISTAN. Problem with ppl like u is that u have no problem with injustices happening in the country , if we hadn't forgiven rigging in 1977 , Pakistan could be at much better place than it is now in 2014. Someone has to take a stand against this rigged system which brings Fake governments. As far as country being divided etc then I think PTI is now perhaps the only party which has presence in all the provinces , a perk which only PPP used to enjoy some years ago.
No body want to see the swiss account money returned.
Absolutely correct.........BUT THE PEOPLE WILL.
Absolutely corrects.........only the people will benefit.
Whenever an elected or civilian govt is overthrown by agitation only army has taken over for no less than a decade. The PNA agitation was due to alleged rigging in elections. They want to remove ZAB and hold free and fair elections. After Gen Zia took over the demands and movement for elections disappeared and if he would not have fallen from the sky, he may still be ruling the country. The harm ZAB's death and Zia's fundamentalist policies have done to Pakistan and we all are paying for that. We do not want to repeat the same all over again. IK or Qadri cannot win more than 5 seats in Sindh and Baluchistan combined. How can they rule the country? They would have not much presence in Senate and the country would remain divided and ungovernable. Do we want to repeat the Zia story once again?
In other words he is saying he loves the corrupt status-quo system that allows him and his ilk to loot and plunder. How can his Bambino cinema tout behavior make him a visionary statesman??
The PPP and the PMLN would like to steal in unision and peace. So, don't rock the boat guys. So says the ex-president.
*"Strengthening democracy is the first step towards the economic revival.” His economic revival?