President enjoys complete immunity: Firdous

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Information Minister says President enjoys full immunity and no letter can be written to Swiss.

13 February,2012 11:12 pm

Expressing complete confidence in the superior judiciary‚ Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Monday the Pakistan People’s Party government believes that it will get justice.Talking to media persons outside the Supreme Court‚ the minister said that the government will follow constitutional parameters and hopes that all institutions will remain in their respective domains.She said that a perception has been created that the government will not obey the orders of the Supreme Court which has nothing to do with reality.She said we have come to the Supreme Court by obeying its orders and we came here for supremacy of the Constitution.To a question about future strategy of the PPP‚ the minister said that all decisions will be taken in consultation with the allied political parties.Replying to another question‚ Dr Firdous said that the government will not hold trial of the grave of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. The President enjoys complete immunity under the Constitution‚ so no letter can be written to the Swiss government.She said that Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has become the first Prime Minister in the history of the country who appeared in the Supreme Court twice.The Information Minister said he will keep respecting courts and their decisions.The PPP has sacrificed a lot for revival of this judiciary and for strengthening of the institutions.