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PPP reveals ‘understanding’ with PML-N that CJP will go on leave after restoration* Khursheed Shah says PPP had no objection to restoration of judges
* Fears Musharraf might be proven innocent in court and leave the country
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the opposition in National Assembly Khursheed Shah on Friday revealed that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had an understanding with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) that the chief justice of Pakistan would go on leave if he were restored.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, the opposition leader said that the PPP had no objection to the judges’ restoration. He said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should not have formed a committee on Swiss cases. “The matter is before the court. We will face it there. The judiciary should deliver justice indiscriminately,” he said, adding “it seems that the chief justice is waiting for his retirement as there is no progress in Bhutto murder case”.
On the question of appointment of Muhammad Mian Soomro as NAB chief, Shah said it could be controversial. He said that trying Pervez Musharraf for November 3, 2007 emergency instead of October 12, 1999 martial law was like pardoning someone for murder and punishing them for baton charge. However, in a clear deviation from its demand to start the trial from October 12, 1999 coup, the PPP showed its readiness to support the government if it tried Musharraf for his November 3, 2007 act of imposing emergency.
Shah, however, feared the erstwhile military dictator might be absolved of the charges against him in the court, proved innocent and leave the country. “Go ahead and investigate him (Musharraf) for November 3 acts if you want, we will support you, but then what if he manages to leave the country,” the opposition leader asked. Shah said the constitution was not suspended through the imposition of emergency on November 3, 2007, as it was on October 12, 1999.
He also lashed out against the government on the issue of previous government’s writing of a letter to the Swiss authorities on cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. He said his government did not take up any case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during its time if power and remarked that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief has been trying to dig out evidence against President Zardari for 16 years but has found nothing. He also asked why the court was not taking up the pending Zulfikar Ali Bhutto case. staff report/agencies
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk