SC's ruling in Panama Leaks case not a judicial martial law: Bilawal
Bilawal said that the verdict would ensure corruption-free authority all up to the top level
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said on Friday that no party should think of personal benefit but country’s at current situation and denied branding the verdict a judicial martial law as claimed by some sections.
“The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) has delivered the verdict. It is obligatory upon all to accept the verdict whole heartedly,” Bilawal quoted former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s words to begin the press conference.
PPP raised Panama Leaks case before any political party of Pakistan did. Panama Papers published the leak on April 3rd and PPP rallied in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on April 4th to raise the issue.
Bilawal said that the verdict would ensure corruption-less authority all up to the top level.
He said that the people would elect their next government in General Elections 2018 and they are the mandate-bestowing authority in the matter.
PPP chief said that he is neither a lawyer nor a judge and that is why he would not go into whether the top court disqualified the premier on weak ground or not. PPP would decide with party consensus its course-of-action for the upcoming elections and the seat he would occupy if the party comes in power.
Bilawal said that the rule of law is the utmost priority of everybody and the money laundered out of the country should be brought back.
He asserted that had it been the government of PPP defending Panama Leaks case, it would have been sent home on April 4, 2016, a day after the leak was published.
The PPP chief denied to brand it a judicial martial law and responded to a question by saying that he did not devour sweets to celebrate the verdict.
He said that he is not familiar with the details of cases against PTI chief Imran Khan. He ended the press conference by saying that Pakistan has won after the top court’s verdict, not any party.
