ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in NationalAssembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali
Khan has said petition will be filed in Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday
against appointment of Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari as chairman NAB.
“We
don’t accept appointment of Fasih Bokhari as chairman NAB. President
Zardari is not ready to appoint any person as chairman NAB who exposes
his corruption. Zardari has made NAB a joke to serve his personal
interest. How long this stage play will continue. We will bring it to
end now. Supreme Court decision has come in Justice (Retd) Deedar Shah
case and government has violated it. President Zardari 60 million
dollars stashed in Swiss banks will come to national exchequer if NAB
institution will be effective. After consultation with the experts it
has been decided that I being opposition leader in National Assembly
will file writ in Supreme Court on Saturday through counsel Barrister
Akram Sheikh against appointment of Fasih Bokhari as chairman NAB”, he
said this while addressing a press conference in Punjab House here
Thursday.
It is laid down in the constitution that impartial
government will be inducted in centre and provinces to hold general
elections. If consultation process is held on the pattern it has been
carried out for appointment of chairman NAB then perhaps President
Zardari will appoint Rehman Malik as interim Prime Minister, he
underlined.
Responding to a question he said why the government
is not writing letter to Switzerland government on NRO issue despite
court’s orders. Opposition leader cannot appoint chairman NAB but he
gives his opinion only, he added. Opposition cannot bring its favorite
as chairman NAB. There is no case of corruption against Nawaz Sharif, he
stated.
Incumbent government has become security risk for the
country, he said adding as per Financial Times, President Zardari sent a
secret message to US through admiral Mullen after Abbotabad incident
that army can topple his government therefore, US should help him and
then services chiefs will be replaced by those who will be pro US. This
is a serious allegation which has been levelled against President
Zardari. Prime Minister has also given no reply on this count, he
stated.
He went on to say if allegation was not correct then
government should go for defamation suit against London based newspaper.
Government should clear its position on this serious matter, he added.
Government proposal to declare India Most Favourite Nation (MFN)
was not in the national interest, he remarked. This is very vital
issue. It is not correct to give status of MFN to India in the situation
when India was not ready to budge even an inch from its stance. PML-N
expresses its immense reservations over it, he said.
He said
India had always added to miseries of Pakistan. Therefore, declaring
India MFN was insult of sentiments of people of Pakistan, he added.
Replying
to a question he said US secretary of state had expressed desire to
meet Nawaz Sharif but he was proceeding to Turkey. “If I meet Hillary
Clinton I will talk to her about national interest. Now US rather than
Pakistan will have to take decisions that as to how friendship has to
be maintained with Pakistan. “We are opposed to specific US thinking and
not to US.
Problems should be resolved with India through
dialogue and not through war and Mian Nawaz Sharif had repeatedly said
this, he remarked.
Pakistani business community would suffer
heavily if India was given status of MFN, he cautioned. This was not
only a political issue but was also an economic issue, he underlined. No
concession could be given to India by compromising on national interest
and Kashmir issue, he held.
Why President Zardari is worried
over Mian Nawaz Sharif visit to Sindh, he questioned. PPP leadership was
opposing Nawaz Sharif because people of Sindh had welcomed Nawaz Sharif
beyond expectations, he observed.
He indicated government had
deferred DHA bill and PML-N would talk to government on this issue.
Defence secretary would give briefing to PML-N on this matter, he told.
He stated that several key political figures would announce to join
PML-N within some weeks.
When asked about Sheikh Rashid joining
PML-N Chaudhry Nisar said he had no objection over joining of PML-N by
any one. He said those having dual citizenship should not be allowed to
become Member of Parliament. Online
