Nawaz assails fallout of emergency rule

RAWALPINDI—Quaid PML-N and Former Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that the house arrest of deposed judges including Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, lawyers and national hero Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan shows that the emergency rule still prevails in the country.
Addressing the Rawalpindi Bar High Court Bar on Friday, Nawaz vowed to release all arrested lawyers, national hero Dr. Abdul Qadir and deposed judges who refused to take oath other under Provincial Constitutional Ordinance (PCO) If Almighty Allah gave him power as a result of February 18 elections. Paying great tribute to the ongoing movement of lawyers fraternity for the independence of judiciary, the Former Prime Minister said, Youm-e-Ahad (Commitment day) would be observed on February 06.
Doctrine of necessity and dictatorship would be submerged in Arabian Sea, Nawaz pointed out. President Supreme Court Bar Association Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan was not released but he himself brought about his release.
He said he feels very happy by standing before those people who have taken stand courageously for independence of judiciary, restoration of deposed, rule of law and against dictatorial rule of President Musharraf.
The lawyers fraternity who are waging war for 1.6 million citizens of the country fresh the memories of Pakistan Independence movement led by Poet and Philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, he said. Dictatorship is worst enemy and democracy is best friend of Pakistan, Nawaz added.
The ongoing movement of lawyers would get rid the nation from dictatorship, he said, adding, the sermon delivered by Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) at Hajjat-ul-Wida are best charter of human rights.
“It is very shameful for us that a dictator by sitting in Pakistan says that the Pakistani nation are not liable for real democracy and basic human rights can not be given to them”, he maintained. He urged citizens of the country to boot out dictatorship on February 18 to resolve all problem being faced by the country. He made it clear he would not sit silent until dictatorship is ended in the country. 21st century is century of death for dictatorship and boat of dictatorship is sinking day by day, he told the lawyers.
The Former Prime Minister declared November 03 as black day in history of the country.
The President and Prime Minister have no right to take action against Chief Justice of the country then how a Chief of Army Staff can take action against him, he noted. During emergency rule, he said, amendments were made in the constitution unconstitutionally and illegal, Nawaz said.
Quaid PML-N said that the emergency rule would not end in the country until deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is reinstated. The restoration of judges is top priority of PML-N, he said, adding that, his Party would establish real democracy in the country. Commitment day would be observed on February 06. On the day, all the Party Candidates contesting elections for the seat of national and Provincial assemblies would take oath in Lahore that they would not sit silent till reinstatement of all deposed judges of Supreme and High Courts.—Agencies