Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman President Asif Ali Zardari has praised National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza for what he called her “brave decision” of not sending a reference against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) after the Supreme Court convicted him in the contempt of court case. According to sources, Zardari telephoned the speaker on Thursday night and told her that her decision would go a long way in “strengthening democracy” in the country.
Zardari said the NA speaker had proved that she was loyal to the PPP despite all sorts of pressures from “an institution” – ostensibly referring to the country’s judiciary which had ordered Gilani to write letter to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against Zardari. Sources said the speaker thanked the president for calling her, and said her loyalty with the PPP and the Bhutto family was above and beyond every other relationship.
Zardari to Mirza: Well done!
