By
Media Monitor Desk
LONDON: Former Premier and Quaid Pakistan
Muslim League (PML-N) Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has asked
Former President Gen. (Rtd) Pervez Musharraf to come and face
charges against him in Pakistan, adding that, the agreement
between Pakistan Peoples Party and his Party is just a piece of
paper and nothing.
Government should honor pledges, which it had
made with the nation, he said this while talking to media men
after meeting with party workers here on Friday. Government
should repeal 17th amendment, he said, we want to corporate with
government but it has to come on right track. We are
collaborating with Government to steer country out of crises,
Nawaz said.
Answering to a question, he said, the killer
of late Former Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Akbar Bugti
could have been punished if Government ensured implementation on
Charter of democracy. Judiciary can decide the fate of Former
President Gen. (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, he said. The nation and
lawyers played a great role for independent of judiciary.
Judiciary is free to take decision and we can build pressure on
judiciary now, he said.
He went on to say efforts were made to
declare him ineligible. The Government has still not changed the
policies, which were left by Former President who is responsible
for current country’s situation, he said. When asked about
statement of Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik about
presence of Taliban in Southern Punjab, he refuted his claim
saying how he can tell the exact number of terrorists in
Southern Punjab.
When asked creation of new province, he said,
he knows very well who is behind the movement. It is a
constitutional matter and new province can not be created
without consensus among masses and Parliament, he said. When
asked about drone strikes, he said, the nation knows who allowed
to US to carryout such strike in country’s tribal areas. The man
who allowed US is sitting in UK, he said.
Commenting on dialogue with India, he said,
India should understand Pakistan’s position. Pakistani
Government and establishment were not involved in Mumbai attack
and India should collaborate with Pakistan to end insurgency.
PML-N laid the foundation stone of talks with India, he said.
Responding to another question, he said, intelligence agencies
are in control of Government and concern of some countries in
this respect is baseless. Government writ should not be
challenged, he said.
Reply to a query, chief PML-N said, it would
be honor for him to serve the nation in capacity of Prime
Minister but the decision in this respect would be taken by the
nation in the next elections. Under constitution, the Premier of
the country should be powerful instead of powerless.
When asked about load shedding, he said, the
masses are facing enormous inconvenience due to power outrage
and the Government of Former President Pervez Musharraf was
responsible for this. No megawatt electricity was generated in
tenure Musharraf rule, he said.
