PM Gilani dubs NRO as a normal thing
10 January, 2012
ISLAMABAD: As the sword hangs over the government for not implementing the orders of the superior judiciary over the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday dubbed the NRO as a normal thing, saying that such ordinances had been the order of the day in the past.
"The NRO is in the thick of discussions these days, but NROs have been the order of the day in the past, which were named as plea bargains.
Going abroad under a deal was also an NRO," Gilani stated in an apparent reference to Nawaz's deal with former President Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf, which was made public by Interior Minister Rahman Malik on Tuesday.
In essence, there is no difference between both, except that we are victimised while others are rewarded, Gilani said while speaking to PPP members of the national and provincial assemblies, and office-holders of Peoples Students Federation (PSF) and People Youth Organisation (PYO) from Sargodha Division.
According to a PM House spokesperson, the prime minister regretted that all dictators had been portrayed as innocent, while all politicians were considered corrupt.
"We recently approved the introduction of a clause in the current law, under which it would be mandatory for government employees to declare their assets as public document," he said.
PM Gilani said that the media had reported Musharraf's assets worth billions of rupees, but no action would be taken against him for this. He revealed that some 'angels' would come to him in jail and invite him and members of the PPP to join the fold of Musharraf.
"These angels have promised power in return for trading conscience. But we never considered any back-door entry to power, nor did we commit any disloyalty," he said.
Meanwhile, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Babar Awan said on Tuesday that the people of Pakistan had made Yousaf Raza Gilani prime minister and "they can decide about his eligibility".
"All the four (provincial) assemblies have also elected Asif Ali Zardari as president," Babar told reporters outside the Supreme Court.
The PPP leader also asked PML-N President Nawaz Sharif to move the Supreme Court against former president Pervez Musharaf in line with Article 6 of the constitution.
Babar also made a reference to the Agartala conspiracy case in the backdrop of the Supreme Court's order regarding non-implementation of its December 16, 2009, judgement on NRO.
He said he had talked about the Agartala case on December 1, 2011, and once again "I do not know why I am remembering the East Pakistan tragedy and the people who had constituted the tribunal in Agartala case".
The Agartala case was a sedition case in Pakistan, brought forward by the Government of Pakistan against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the leader of the Awami League and East Pakistan, and 34 other persons. Babar also referred to Article 187 (2) of the constitution, in which jurisdiction of the Supreme Court was defined.
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