Zardari’s ill intentions about judiciary were clear from beginning: Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Monday said President Asif Ali Zardari’s ill intentions about the judiciary were clear from the very beginning.
Talking to senior journalists and columnists at his Model Town residence, Nawaz said had the PML-N not launched the movement for judges’ reinstatement, the judiciary would have not been restored.
To a question, he said it was a good sign if Chief of Army staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani had played a role in the reinstatement of the Supreme Court judges. However, all state institutions should work within their limits, Nawaz said.
He said if the PML-N had any ill intentions at the time of the long march, it would not have returned from Gujranwala.
Nawaz said Zardari had blown apart the Charter of Democracy (CoD) and all the promises made by Benazir Bhutto.
“We did not want to repeat politics of 1980s and 1990s, but the government forced us to do so,” he said.
He said he challenged the PPP government for not accepting the Supreme Court decision, adding that this attitude would cause destruction in the country.
The PML-N chief said whenever his party talked about the government’s corruption and bringing back Swiss money to the country, the rulers became furious and started baseless propaganda against the N-League.
He said there was not a single example in the world other than Pakistan where a convicted person was serving as the prime minister. He said Gilani had lost the legal and moral justification to remain the prime minister, therefore, he should resign immediately to save the country from further crisis.
Nawaz said the PML-N would take a decision on the option of collective resignation after consultations with the opposition parties. “Every option could be used to send the rulers packing,” he said. To another question, Nawaz said the defence budget should be debated in parliament and wondered why the government was reluctant to do so.
The former prime minister said load shedding, inflation and poverty were on the rise. Nawaz praised the role of the media in the restoration of the judiciary and unveiling the corruption of the government.