PPP disappointed masses, says Aitzaz
By Asim Hussain

ISLAMABAD—President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and leader Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Aitzaz Ahsan has said that PPP has disappointed the nation by not fulfilling its promise with regard to reinstatement of deposed judges and that the struggle of legal fraternity have achieved its objective twice once on July 20, 2007 and second on 18 February 2008 while it would be reached on the verge of success third time soon.
“Our first success was when Supreme Court of Pakistan gave its verdict in support of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary on July 20, 2007 and second when citizens of the country gave its verdict against President Pervez Musharraf and its associates in Feb 18 elections”, he said this while giving interview to Private TV Channel the other day.
“We will win third time Inshaallah and deposed judges including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary would be reinstated. Our struggle would reach on the verge of success soon”, he said.
The legal fraternity have not stopped anyone to control inflation, skyrocketing prices of commodities, reduce prices of petroleum and eliminate unemployment and poverty but we have suspended our struggle for 42 days sothat problems could not be created for newly elected government, he said.
Government, he said, can solve judiciary issue within three minutes, adding that, deposed judges would be reinstated if Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani issues executive order.
Answering to a question, he said, “I have very good relations with PPP for last 40 years. PPP is my family and no one can break my relations with PPP. I faced enormous difficulties for PPP. I have sought party ticket to contest by elections, which was my right. I have differences with party leadership and every party has differences which speaks beauty of democracy”.
President SCBA Aitzaz Ahsan added that PPP has disappointed the nation by not fulfilling its promise with regard to reinstatement of deposed judges. “The decision to boycott elections was wrong. I was bound to follow decision of Pakistan Bar Council to boycott the elections, as I advised lawyers not to boycott elections”, he remarked.
Before and during Feb 18 elections, he said, the Parliament and government was under control of President Pervez Musharraf therefore the lawyers was against elections.