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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Arsalan scandal attempt to defame judiciary: Imran Khan* PTI chief says scandal Zardari’s attempt to hide corruption
* Whole nation behind chief justice and judiciary
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, while addressing on Monday a protest rally staged to express solidarity with the judiciary, said that Arsalan Iftikhar scandal was an attempt to defame judiciary.
The PTI chief said the whole nation, especially the youth of the PTI, was behind Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and would defy any conspiracy against him.
Flaying President Asif Ali Zardari, he said the scandal was an attempt by President Zardari to defame the chief justice and divert attention of the people from his corruption. Zardari had tried to defame the chief justice by using business tycoon and owner of Bahria Town Malik Riaz as a puppet, but this conspiracy would not be allowed to gain success, Khan said.
He said the president and the chief executive of Bahria Town were close allies and they had joined hands against the judiciary, fearing action against their corruption.
He was of the view that Malik Riaz had committed the same error that had been made by former president Pervez Musharraf in 2007. “After committing criminal negligence, Musharraf had to leave his office” and Zardari would also have to quit his office, he said.
Khan said Zardari had been following the path of Musharraf and making the same mistake that had not only exposed him but his partners as well. Malik Riaz had levelled allegations against son of the chief justice, but he should also tell how much wealth he had used to bribe politicians, journalists and army men, the PTI chairman asked.
He urged the chief justice not to worry about the rule of law and supremacy of justice, saying the nation was with him. He assured the chief justice of his full support, saying he should take a bold decision as the PTI would stand by him and not permit any one to harm him and the judiciary.
He criticised the rulers, saying the wrongdoings of the top functionaries of the government had been exposed and now the people of Pakistan knew that they were not serious to address their issues.
Khan alleged that the large fleet of the government’s ministers was engaged in filling their pockets and was ignoring the sufferings and problems of the common man for five years. “This government could not deliver to the people and has insulted the mandate of the nation, however, I assure you that the PTI, after coming to power, would address the issues of the people on priority basis,” he said.
The PTI chairman, while commenting on the prevailing power crisis, said that long hours of load shedding had caused the country irreparable loss and pushed it into a critical situation, which needed special and sincere attention.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk