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Zardari says there is no judicial crisis in Pak
Islamabad, Oct 26 (PTI) Asserting that there is no judicial crisis in Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari has said the deposed judges, including ex-Chief Justice Iftikhar M. Chaudhry, should contest polls instead of issuing political statements.
Zardari said he saw "no judicial crisis in the country
except a few deposed judges issuing political statements."
"The way these former judges are delivering speeches
similar to that of politicians, I would advise the Prime
Minister to give them a party ticket for the Senate elections
to be held next year," he said.
"I do not see even a minute (of) judicial crisis except a
few judges delivering political speeches... Forty-two out of
62 (deposed) judges have taken a new oath and now it's a
problem of only four-five people, as many of them have already
retired," Zardari told 'The News' daily.
Despite repeated calls from the opposition Pakistan
Muslim League (Nawaz) for reinstating all the judges deposed
by former President Pervez Musharraf during the emergency rule
last year, Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (P.P.P.) has
refrained from restoring Chaudhry and a handful of other
judges who have refused to take fresh oath.
Senior P.P.P. leaders have also said Chaudhry could be
reinstated but would not get back his earlier post.
Asked whether the four-five judges who were "a problem"
included Chaudhry, Zardari jokingly said he was so popular
that he "might pose a threat to the government" as these
judges had assumed the role of politicians.
The President has the power to lift the two-year ban on
any judge or government employee contesting polls after
retiring, Zardari said.
Zardari listed uniting the federation, undertaking an
important official visit to China and taking on board the
people of Pakistan and the Awami National Party (A.N.P.) for
the war on terror as his major achievements during his first
45 days in office.
Referring to the country's power crisis, he said Pakistan
might go in for new technology-based energy plants. He said
the first step the government would take to save energy would
be to replace over 10 million bulbs with free-of-cost energy
savers with lower voltage and more light.
"The protests against high tariff rates are urban-based
and we have to take unpopular decisions," said Zardari, who
invited everyone with financial and economic expertise to help
the nation by providing inputs.
He brushed aside any possibility of mid-term polls,
adding democracy will progress in the spirit of the Charter of
Democracy signed by the P.P.P. and P.M.L.-N. in 2006.
To a question about P.M.L.-N. chief Nawaz Sharif's
reported proposal for mid-term polls, Zardari said he did not
see any chance of such elections.
"Mid-term or general elections after five years would
be held under the supervision of the President. However, the
decision to hold polls would be taken by the Prime Minister,"
he said.
"There is not even a remotest chance of mid-term polls.
The Sharifs are my friends and we have signed the Charter of
Democracy and it would remain intact for giving strength to
democracy," Zardari said. PTI R.H.L.
RKM
Zardari said he saw "no judicial crisis in the country
except a few deposed judges issuing political statements."
"The way these former judges are delivering speeches
similar to that of politicians, I would advise the Prime
Minister to give them a party ticket for the Senate elections
to be held next year," he said.
"I do not see even a minute (of) judicial crisis except a
few judges delivering political speeches... Forty-two out of
62 (deposed) judges have taken a new oath and now it's a
problem of only four-five people, as many of them have already
retired," Zardari told 'The News' daily.
Despite repeated calls from the opposition Pakistan
Muslim League (Nawaz) for reinstating all the judges deposed
by former President Pervez Musharraf during the emergency rule
last year, Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (P.P.P.) has
refrained from restoring Chaudhry and a handful of other
judges who have refused to take fresh oath.
Senior P.P.P. leaders have also said Chaudhry could be
reinstated but would not get back his earlier post.
Asked whether the four-five judges who were "a problem"
included Chaudhry, Zardari jokingly said he was so popular
that he "might pose a threat to the government" as these
judges had assumed the role of politicians.
The President has the power to lift the two-year ban on
any judge or government employee contesting polls after
retiring, Zardari said.
Zardari listed uniting the federation, undertaking an
important official visit to China and taking on board the
people of Pakistan and the Awami National Party (A.N.P.) for
the war on terror as his major achievements during his first
45 days in office.
Referring to the country's power crisis, he said Pakistan
might go in for new technology-based energy plants. He said
the first step the government would take to save energy would
be to replace over 10 million bulbs with free-of-cost energy
savers with lower voltage and more light.
"The protests against high tariff rates are urban-based
and we have to take unpopular decisions," said Zardari, who
invited everyone with financial and economic expertise to help
the nation by providing inputs.
He brushed aside any possibility of mid-term polls,
adding democracy will progress in the spirit of the Charter of
Democracy signed by the P.P.P. and P.M.L.-N. in 2006.
To a question about P.M.L.-N. chief Nawaz Sharif's
reported proposal for mid-term polls, Zardari said he did not
see any chance of such elections.
"Mid-term or general elections after five years would
be held under the supervision of the President. However, the
decision to hold polls would be taken by the Prime Minister,"
he said.
"There is not even a remotest chance of mid-term polls.
The Sharifs are my friends and we have signed the Charter of
Democracy and it would remain intact for giving strength to
democracy," Zardari said. PTI R.H.L.
RKM
