Senior vice president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that convicted Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani by appointing Rehman Malik as Advisor on Interior had again disrespected the Supreme Court’s decision.
In a telephonic chat to Okara Press Club on Sunday, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that after the SC verdict over dual nationality issue all the parliamentarians should have left their offices but the government to tease the court has adjusted them which reveals that the government don’t bother about the apex court decisions.
He said that Dr Arsalan Iftikhar has appeared in the SC to clarify his position regarding allegations and now it is Malik Riaz’s turn to prove the blames levelled against the CJ’s son.
The PTI vice president said that there was no justification to demand Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to step down from his position as there were no allegations against him in person.
The CJ has separated himself of the bench which would hear the Dr Arsalan Iftikhar case and it was unique example in the history of the country, he added.
Qureshi was of the view that all opposition parties should unite over the SC decision regarding expanses of the general elections.
He said that free and fair election was mandatory to protect the future of the country, therefore army and FC should be deployed to monitor the general election to ensure transparency.
The PTI leader further said that some political forces were hatching conspiracies and were demanding his party to comment over Arsalan Iftikhar issue to create ambiguities but the party leadership was well aware of all such tactics.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that masses were not deaf and dumb and they were closely observing what is going on in the country.
