Lahore: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that he respects
the Supreme Court of Pakistan and will go the court on Feb 13.
Speaking
at inaugural ceremony of Business Train on Friday, he said that he
respected the court orders and would plead his case in the apex court.
“Court has summoned me and i will go there to present my point of view
as i respect the court orders, ” Gilani said and denied further talk on
the issue saying the matter was subjudice.
Pakistani Supreme
Court on Thursday decided to charge the prime minister with contempt for
his failure to reopen graft cases President Asif Ali Zardari. The prime
minister said all the conspiracies were hatched to stop Senate
election.
He observed, "Dictators come and go but vision and
philosophy of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto lives
forever.”
Later, while addressing a stone-laying ceremony of
Kala Shah Kaku Toll Plaza at Shahdrah the premier said PPP rendered
sacrifices for the cause of democracy and always worked for
strengthening of national institutions. Gilani said the PPP had been
promoting the policy of reconciliation as per the vision of Shaheed
Benazir Bhutto and restored the 1973 constitution to its true spirit.
He
said Pakistan remained stable after fall of East Pakistan only due the
1973 constitution. The PM said the PPP did not come to power through
back-door politics but it was the power of masses that helped the PPP to
come into power. He said people were the source of power for PPP,
therefore, it always respects the power of the masses.
Highlighting
government’s achievements during the past four years in power, he said
the PPP-led government restored the 1973 constitution, approved National
Finance Commission (NFC) Award, passed 18th amendment from the
parliament, made the passage of Women Bill in the National Assembly,
introduced FATA reforms and gave voice to the people of Gilgat Baltistan
(GB). Online
