Judiciary and NAB are ruling the country: Gilani
I appointed Army Chief, DG ISI and Chief Justice himself as PM not just OGRA chief.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Former prime minster Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that he has come to Islamabad by himself because it was being said that Punjab government is not cooperating in his arrest.
Talking to media on Tuesday on the occasion of meeting between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and other opposition parties about presidential election he said that, “I have come to Islamabad by myself, and if someone wants to arrest me he can do it. It will also save the expenses”, he added.
The former PM said that he would not produce himself in front of any institution; he defended the immunity of President Asif Ali Zardari and will also fully defend himself, the former PM added.
“Only parliament has the authority to summon me,” he concluded.
Gilani said that court should send politicians home if it wants to run the government alongside running the judiciary.
‘‘I had informed the President that the distance between Adiala Jail and Prime Minister House is short; I have already been there for my turn but had to take responsibility as Prime Minister at president’s insistence,” he said further.
In the past judiciary had cleared me in the cases for which I had to go behind the bars. Audit points were leveled against chairman senate and prime minister.
How can my one appointment be wrong when my act of appointing Army Chief, DG ISI and other chiefs including Chief Justice were right, he said.
Revenge culture existed due to which I had to go behind bars for granting jobs to people, who are still providing services in the assembly secretariat, Gilani added.
He further said he took stand on presidential immunity and did not obey illegal directions of Chief Justice and had to write to judiciary that president enjoys immunity.
"If i can take stand on immunity to president then I can take stand on immunity to myself," he said.
