Parliament to decide working with Presidency: Zardari
Bureau Report

LAHORE—PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said Parliament and elected government have to determine the working relationship with Aiwan-e-Sadr. “It is upto parliament and elected government to determine working relationship with Aiwan-e-Sadr. We are political policy makers and our job is to formulate political policies”, he said this while addressing a joint press conference at the residence of PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif in Jati Umra at Raiwind Sunday.
He told it could not be decided so far to include MQM in federal cabinet. Such decision would be taken in consultation with Mian Nawaz Sharif, he added. Replying to a question he said as far as reservations were concerned, these existed among the families, brothers and relatives. Reservations always remain in the politics. But we have to work together for the sake of country and nation”, he stressed.
Police and judiciary are the two major resources meant for providing justice, he held. “Our government will place special focus on the reforms in police and judiciary as we want to change the system rather than faces”, he remarked. “I want to say our relations with Mian Nawaz Sharif will run for 3 to 4 coming generations. It is essential factor in strengthening relations that one should remain true in practicing what he says. I wished I would visit graves of elders of Mian Nawaz Sharif and offer Fateha for them so that our coming generations should uphold these traditions”, he maintained.
Responding to a question he said judiciary crisis was not so large what it was being portrayed. “We are talking of changing the system and the nations is seeing we have started our journey to this direction slowly. “We will take revenge of shahadat of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto by changing the system. We are moving ahead with the slogan of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto that democracy was the best revenge”, he underlined.
About vacation of Justice Khalil ur Rehman Ramday residence, he said some one had tried to commit mischief to sabotage our efforts but the Prime Minister had taken serious notice of this incident and apologized for it. It is historical event that not only the prime minister took a serious notice but also regretted for it, he added. To another question he said Benazir Bhutto had written a letter to President Musharraf whereby she had voiced her fears and nominated some persons by declaring them a threat for her. “We will make public these names at opportune time. We will send application to UN requesting it to hold investigation into assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Our legal experts are working out draft letter in this respect, he told.
The murder of Benazir Bhutto was conspiracy to dismember Pakistan and this conspiracy is still continuing, he underscored. I still stand by this stance. Had I known who were these conspirators I would have never called UN, he added. Replying to a question he said first woman speaker of Muslim world belongs to Sindh and there can be no more great honor than this for Sindh.