SC ruling closes door for dictatorship: Gilani

National Assembly on Monday has passed a resolution condemning the Gojra incidents. The opposition accused government of delaying action against the miscreants. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the government is estimating the damages rendered in Gojra. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the sovereignty of the parliament has been established for not validating the November 3, 2007 action of Pervez Musharraf which was appreciated by the Supreme Court. Addressing the National Assembly, he said the government did not support the unconstitutional acts of a General who under the garb of emergency virtually suspended the Constitution and sacked 60 judges of the superior courts and put them under house arrest. The judgment of the Supreme Court would go a long way in strengthening the democratic institutions and block the way of any unconstitutional usurpation of the peoples rights of governance, he said. He said it was sequel to the stance of the federal government that the chauvinistic designs of adventurers have been blocked by revisiting the judgments validating the acts of usurpers. He said the implementation of Supreme Court judgment has already started. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani also took the house into confidence on his visit to Sharm El-Sheikh where he attended the NAM summit and on the sidelines also met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The summit outcome must not be viewed in a zero-sum perspective. This is a win-win for both sides, as the cause of peace in South Asia, has been advanced, he added. He said he conveyed Pakistans desire to Dr. Manmohan Singh, for forward movement in Pakistan-India relations and emphasized that the only way forward was dialogue. Pakistan had, from the outset, indicated to India, that we would have an open mind, and a constructive approach. We had made clear, our desire to discuss all issues, including terrorism, and to seek a resumption of the Composite Dialogue process, he said. Prime Minister Gilani said Pakistan is cognizant of the need, for effectively addressing the issue of terrorism, which is a regional and global issue.