Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said democracy in Pakistan was at risk because a convicted prime minister was holding on to rule the country.
The PML-N chief was addressing a rally organised here in connection with the merger of Sindh National Front (SNF) into the PML-N, after SNF Chairman Mumtaz Bhutto announced to join hands with Nawaz Sharif.
Nawaz said that a convicted man could not serve as the prime minister of any country in the world. He said the Supreme Court had convicted Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani because he was adamant in implementing court orders, however Gilani was continuing to rule despite his conviction. He said that President Asif Ali Zardari had been unfaithful to the people of Sindh and brought the country to the brink of destruction.
Nawaz said the people suspected of Benazir Bhutto’s murder had gathered around Zardari, adding that the PPP had violated the Charter of Democracy signed by the deceased PPP leader. Nawaz said that the common man was suffering due to bad governance by the current government, yet the PPP leaders were enjoying the rule without showing any concern for the people of the country. He said the PPP and Zardari had cashed in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and did nothing to address the miseries of the people. The PML-N chief vowed that he would bring the killers of Benazir Bhutto to book. Addressing the rally, Mumtaz Bhutto said that Nawaz Sharif’s point of view was similar to his. “Now we are the members of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, and will continue our struggle from the new platform,” Bhutto said. Bhutto said that he had been falsely labelled as a Sindhi nationalist contrary to his strong support for the federation.
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