While Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has demanded an independent inquiry committee instead of a judicial commission to investigate the Zardari-Mullen memo controversy, the party’s Deputy Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal has called for a Supreme Court tribunal to probe the issue.
The variety of opinion among party leaders reflects the lack of consultation among party leaders on important issues. The memo allegedly sent by President Zardari to former US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen through Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz sought the US administration’s influence to prevent a military coup feared by the Presidency. Nawaz demanded an inquiry committee comprising members of civil society, legislators and lawyers to investigate the rumoured memo. While giving a 15-day deadline for the committee’s formation, the former PM rejected the idea to form a judicial commission to handle the issue. Talking to reporters in Model Town, Nawaz said the government’s failure to form the proposed committee would indicate something fishy in the affair. He said the national security was at stake and the controversial case was too important to be ignored. “If we ask for a commission to investigate the controversy, it will be like putting the issue on the backburner. We strongly demand an inquiry committee to be set up by the chief justice of Pakistan. We want a committee instead of a commission because the Abbottabad commission, which was formed to investigate the US raid, has not delivered any results so far. Its meetings are held for a few hours after several months. The commission’s style of work shows that the matter is being silenced,” Nawaz said.When asked about Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Nawaz said he would meet the former foreign minister on November 22 and expected him to join the PML-N. He said his party had not finalised the decision to resign from assemblies en masse, but was considering the option. He also rejected allegations by government members that his party was using “undemocratic tactics”, saying the PML-N would not support any unconstitutional move.
Later at a press conference in Model Town, the PML-N deputy secretary general said that all roads went to the President’s House on the memo issue, adding that Zardari’s attempt was meant to compromise security institutions. “We demand a Supreme Court tribunal to hold accountable those behind the heinous game,” he said. About PML-N’s rally in Faisalabad on November 20, he said the party chief would address the gathering and announce their future strategy. When asked about impeaching the president, he said the step required 51 percent votes in legislatures which PML-N did not have. However, he added that the present government had lost its utility and would go soon.
Yes this is a matter of national security, but another issue concerning the national security is politicians moving billions of Rs. from the Pakistan. Moving capital and illegally acquired wealth from Pakistan to create offshore assets and businesses is a bigger crime. You, your brother and your entire family are also equally accountable for corruption and the eventual national security issue arising from this. Declare your assets, pay the back taxes and bring the money bank and transfer it into the national exchequer, period !
As if you wouldn`t suck up to the Americans. You was every bit as corrupt as Zardari. Imran is the future not some corrupt has beens. I hope our electorate realise and make Zardari and Nawaz history.
o gosh !!!!!!!!!!!! he is soooooooo dumb…now govt will make a commitee like previous .and in ths process , next two or three months will pass without any outcome….
o ja nawazo , hamesha political blunder e maarta rahien…..
It is very sensitive issue and the present government if they are sincere and honest should immediately render resignations from the government.But will do that ,they have to please their masters and how they will think about the country and the poor nation.Would that they realise the situation very seriously.may Allah grant them wisdom.
Mian jee utho ab kuch karo iss mulk main dil ka lagana kia.
Do PTI guys any logic or arguments for any case? They have a few sentences and they will copy and paste this for everything. PTI has no solution to any of our problems. The same lotas. corrupt, opportunists, thug are joining them. This is shame that they still believe in change. Jazi Kahn and Mian Azher are clean people and Zaheer Khokhar is the most clean. This is deception and Fraud they are doing with innocent youth.
Are you saying lets not bother at all and let the country go the dogs at the hands of the Zardai`s and Sharif`s. Lets face it IK could never ever do worse than these crooks.
My question is: Person A is corrupt as far as he is in Party B. As soon as he joins PTI, he becomes clean. Worst people on this earth are joining PTI and still PTI claims to bring change. It is better to lose elections than to accept bad people. No change will ever come with these turncoats. They will fly with the wind when the time to show guts comes.
That i agree with.
he is the alai
Yes and no.
Honourable Chief Justice Supreme Court may take SUMOTU Action in this case. http://www.savepakistanmovement.org
Mian Saheb,who will think about it,bcoz hammam ma sab nangae hain.
This is impossible for any government of Pakistan to permit American boots on Pakistani soil,the allegation is preposterous
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