By
Media Monitor Desk
ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in National
Assembly and senior leader Pakistan Muslim League (N) Chaudhry
Nisar Ali Khan while declaring National Reconciliation Ordinance
(NRO) promulgated by Former President Gen (Retd) Pervez
Musharraf as a black law has said in unequivocal terms that its
passage will be a stigma on the Parliament.
Addressing the news conference here at
Parliament house on Friday, he said, the law committee itself is
unconstitutional, and that the government is approaching PML-Q
MNAs to garner support for the ordinance. He also pledged that
the PML-N will oppose the NRO by all means possible. Nisar said
all options were open, including approaching the Supreme Court
against the controversial ordinance.
The PML-N stalwart also alleged that the
government was trying to use the parliament in the same way
former president Musharraf did. Echoing the PML-Q’s earlier
demand, Nisar said the PML-N also demanded to know exactly who
the beneficiaries of the NRO were.
Responding to criticism from the government,
Nisar denied that Nawaz Sharif went into exile in 2000 under a
deal. Sending of the NRO to National Assembly’s standing
committee for law and justice was illegal, he said, adding that,
Government is bulldozing the procedure of legislation by
increasing its members in NA body.
He said he had sent a letter to Speaker
National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza, demanding list of
beneficiaries of the National Reconciliation ordinance but the
she has not replied and now he has taken back the letter in a
protest.
People involved in kidnapping, murder and
other criminal cases got benefit through NRO which is a matter
of grave concern and passage of such ordinance by the Parliament
would create a dangerous situation, Nisar said.
NRO was against the constitution, he said. He
went on to say government is building a safety wall in shape of
NRO but it can not bear the burden of nation and opposition,
Nisar warned. We have got no benefit from NRO and claims of
Chief Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Moulana Fazal-ur-Rehman were
baseless, he said.
Former Premier Mian Nawaz Sharif did not go
for exile in the year 2000 under a deal, he said while making it
clear Moulana Fazal-ur-Rehman is master in changing his position
for benefits. Fazalur Rehman got benefits in Musharraf regime
and now he is trying to do the same with Zardari and every one
knows him, he said.
Government has started Parliamentarians of
different political parties for horse-trading, "If the
government tried to pass NRO from Parliament in such a way, all
options are open to us including the approaching Supreme Court,"
he said.
NRO was not discussed during meeting between
Former Premier Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif and President Asif Ali
Zadari because ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) knows we
would not support it, he said while answering to a question.
Government, he said, has started contacting
PML-Q MNAs to garner support for the ordinance. We have also
started contact with political parties against NRO, he said.
He made it clear he has no differences with
his Party Quaid Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif and reason behind non
participation during Nawaz meeting with Zardari was his office
as opposition leader.
President Asif Ali Zardari is playing role of
Co-Chairman of Parliament instead of PPP and when he would
behave like President then he would have no objection to meet
him, he alleged.
Answering to a question, he said, his party
would not support undemocratic way and if change comes through
democratic way then he would support it.
