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'If PPO passes, one day PM Nawaz will be arrested'KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Patron-in-Chief, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says if the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO) 'passes in its current form, one day Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be arrested using it.'
Bilawal in his message on a social networking website hoped the Senate would do the right thing by not passing the PPO.
The legislation was also condemned by the MQM in a statement issued by party chief Altaf Hussain. The MQM chief referred to the PPO as a ‘black law’ against which protests will continue as long as workers are alive.
The National Assembly on Monday passed the PPP amid strong protest from the opposition benches. The PPO was approved in the absence of members representing the opposition.
The PPO states that special courts will be established for disposing of cases against terrorists while joint investigation teams will undertake probe into terrorism related cases.
On Tuesday, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced to move the Supreme Court against the PPO after consulting opposition parties.
Courtesy www.geo.tv