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Former Pakistan PM says people's mandate not being honoured

by hussain | November 24, 2008 at 05:19 am

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Twice-elected former Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that the mandate given by the people of the country in the February 2008 general elections is not being honoured. Talking to reporters after having meeting with some foreign envoys in Islamabad, the capital city of the country, on Monday, he said President Asif Zardari had told him that he [Zardari] was being mislead.

Pakistan Muslim League (N) Quaid, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that the mandate given by the people in February 18 elections were not being pursued.

Following a meeting with the foreign envoys, in a chat with the media at the Punjab House here, Nawaz Sharif said that discussions were held on all matters relating to issues presently faced by the country. He said that till today, he couldn’t know that when he was elected leader, then why was he exiled? He said that a mockery of law and constitution was being made during the last 60 years, the constitution even today stood defaced and we want that the county’s system should set at right.

He further said that the President and prime minister should run the government under the constitution of 1973 instead of running it in accordance with system given by the former president.

Responding to a question, he disclosed that Asif Ali Zardari told him that he was being misled, it could be possible, but among those misleading him Punjab Governor was also included. Mian nawaz Sharif further said that the country was besieged by grave problems and, therefore, we have taken the course of calm and patience.

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Paschen

at 05:24 on November 24th, 2008

It sounds like that there is more trouble to come and that Pakistan will not find Political stability after all.

hussain

at 05:31 on November 24th, 2008

Yes, Sharif enjoys support of a good number of electorate because he sticked to his commitments made with the people during the election campaign and even parted ways with the ruling coalition for unfulfillment of promises by President Zardari about restoration of judges. It is generally believed that the sitting rulers will have to opt for snap polls if Sharif and some other like-minded parties as well as lawyers launched a movement for restoration of the deposed judges. Although the incumbent rulers claim credit for ousting a military dictator, in fact it was Sharif and lawyers who forced Musharraf to quit power.