Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the Foreign Minister and Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), expressed concerns about the state of democracy and the judiciary in Pakistan, stating that they do not want to see dictatorship in either institution.
Speaking at an event in Larkana on Tuesday, marking the death anniversary of PPP founder and former president Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Bilawal stressed that a fight for power would be disastrous for the country and that the constitutional crisis would be a dangerous experiment.
The PPP chairman demanded the formation of a larger bench to resolve the constitutional crisis and urged the court to schedule elections as soon as possible. He further added that a one-man show was ongoing in Pakistan’s judiciary and that PPP would not tolerate dictatorship in either democracy or the judiciary. Bilawal also criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s unconstitutional move and his subsequent amendment of the Constitution.
Bilawal highlighted the injustices faced by PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari, who spent 11 years in jail without committing any crime. He also accused former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar of running an election campaign for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and collecting dam funds. Bilawal emphasized that PPP demands fair and free elections in the country and will not tolerate vote rigging in the polls.
Addressing a gathering in Larkana yesterday, the foreign minister expressed his concern that failing to form a larger bench to hear the election delay case could result in a constitutional crisis that may lead to an imposition of an emergency or martial law in Pakistan.
The PPP chairman expressed his hope for justice for the Bhutto family from the Supreme Court. He referred to the “judicial murder” of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as a “black spot” on the judicial system and called for the presidential reference regarding his death to be heard by the Supreme Court.
Bilawal Bhutto lamented the fact that 12 years had passed with no resolution, asking how many more generations of the Bhutto family would have to wait for justice.
