ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party on Sunday demanded the government to take strict action against PTI protesters who attacked public and private property and against all those involved in attacks on military installations under the Army Act, 1952. The case should be prosecuted.
PPP Secretary General Syed Nayar Hussain Bukhari while addressing a press conference along with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister and Information Secretary PPP Faisal Karim Kundi, Secretary General PPP Central Punjab said that the army will take responsibility for damaging military installations. Act 1952 to be processed. Hasan Murtaza and PPP Media Coordinator Nazir Dhoki here on Sunday.
Nayar Hussain Bukhari today (Monday) reiterated the decision of PPP to fully participate in the protest of Pakistan Democratic Movement announced by Maulana Fazlur Rehman outside the Supreme Court. He said that all officials, leadership and workers of PDM will fully participate in the protest.
The Secretary General of the People’s Party said that the bill for Imran Khan’s hospitality and keeping him in the police rest house should be sent to the Chief Justice and he should pay the bill. He said that Imran Khan is responsible for the situation the country is facing and his party is responsible for the political and economic situation of the country.
Bukhari said that the People’s Party had demanded a larger bench in the matter of elections in Punjab. He said that our understanding was that the decision of the Supreme Court was four and three, but the Chief Justice wants to consider and implement the decision of three and two and that is why we demanded the formation of a full court. What did
The Secretary General of People’s Party also demanded the Supreme Court to give reasons for declaring Imran Khan’s arrest illegal. He said that judges speak with their decisions, not messages through remarks and we want to remind the judiciary that your decisions should be in accordance with the constitution and the law.
He said that the judiciary decides on likes and dislikes and PPP wants to remind the judiciary that it has to do justice and its decisions should be based on the constitution. No civil judge received the accused. I want to ask the judiciary what were the reasons for declaring the arrest illegal.
Bukhari said that the Parliament gave a message to the Judiciary but the Judiciary did not understand that the Parliament has the power to make and amend the law. According to the constitution, the state will exercise its power through elected representatives and not through judges or generals. If they want to legislate, get elected by vote. He said that the People’s Party has never boycotted court proceedings or elections. I demand that the hospitality bill of Imran Khan should be sent to the Chief Justice and he should pay the bill. A year ago today, the Democratic Charter was signed by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif. Many provisions of the Democratic Charter have been implemented. Implementation of certain provisions of the Democratic Charter is the need of the hour. In the past we did not break a vessel during the long march. Government and military property was damaged. PTI attacked government and military installations at the behest of its leadership. He is the only person who was given relief during his remand,” he alleged. People’s Party Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi said that Imran Khan is the only person in the history of Pakistan who was given relief during remand. He said that if the Supreme Court had the power, it could have declared Imran Khan as Prime Minister for life.
Kundi said that I can ask the Chief Justice that your favorite threatened the Army Chief in the premises of the High Court, did the court automatically take notice? He demanded the removal of Article 144 for Monday’s protest and said that the People’s Party had taken out a historic peaceful long march from Karachi to Islamabad last year in which not a single vessel was broken. He said that PTI attacked government properties and military installations on the behest of its leadership and strict action should be taken against them. “Criminal cases should be registered against them as even ambulances were targeted,” he said.
