Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Wednesday came out in support of the Supreme Court over its verdict acquitting Aasia Bibi and urged all the national institutions to stand with top court.
In a statement, Bilawal said that the Supreme Court is our national institution, adding that all other institutions, including the National Assembly, should stand with the Supreme Court.
The PPP chairperson further called for running the country according to the constitution and law, adding that the country cannot be run from the streets.
Bilawal is the first party head to come out in support of the SC’s verdict. Earlier, PPP’s Sherry Rehman and Farhatullah Babar also lauded the judgement.
The top court in the morning acquitted Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman condemned to death on blasphemy charges. Soon after, protests erupted across multiple cities on the call of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a religio-political party headed by Khadim Hussain Rizvi.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) Islamabad chapter also issued a call for protest against the verdict.
Meanwhile, Section 144 was imposed across Punjab and Sindh to maintain the law and order situation.
