Aitzaz owns up to PM's no-letter reply

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Barrister Aitzaz says PMs reply to SC has mainly been written under his advice as lawyer.

19 March,2012 11:05 pm

Speaking in Dunya News programme ‘CrossFire’, Aitzaz however said that he would not reveal exact details regarding the matter, yet his advice as counsel for the PM in the contempt case had be overriding.He also said that he is a PPP Jiala (activist) in politics, but a lawyer in the courtroom.He justified that he is an emotional political worker on political platform but so far as the courtroom is concerned, he acts purely as a lawyer.He said that he had played an important role for reinstatement of judges during lawyers’ movement and had urged President Zardari to restore judges on a priority base.After reinstatement of judges, he has neither tried to seek any relief from the court, nor requested any judge to confer any special endowment on him.To a question regarding impartiality, he said that he is counsel for Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and would stand by him through the trial.In the end, Aitzaz insisted that all must accept despite any or no prejudices that the President as head of state enjoys immunity. He also said that the government has not sought an change or review of the NRO verdict, but has only sought delay in the implementation which, he said, is permissible under the law.