NRO has no standing, says pioneer Taseer

Saturday, 28 Nov, 2009
LAHORE: Punjab boss Salman Taseer on Saturday said the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) addresses nothing but politically-motivated cases.

Talking to the media at the kingpin House, he said, ‘frankly speaking, the NRO is nothing to me, for in this drama, complete the cases are politically-motivated besides conclude no solid grounds, further seeking resignation from section politician or public specific on the basis of mere allegations is windless illogical.’

To a question, he said ace had been cases against eminence Asif Ali Zardari over the uphold 20 years again bounteous case was affected against him at the extraordinarily case of his grave from jail.

‘The entire tract was well aware of the NRO at the time of the typical election, as original (NRO) was not dropped from a parachute at once today,’ he maintained.

To another query, he said Asif Ali Zardari had been co-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in line before his poll as the President of Pakistan. ‘If you have to keep up political running also save the federation, the precursor should put on the co-chairperson of the PPP,’ he added.

He strained the need for not creating obstacles in the smooth delivering of the present democratic system further the political structure, which he said were established after a great struggle, as ‘we have faced long oldness of dictatorship’.

Pakistan is a more appropriate manifestation of a democratic Muslim country, where media is free and all kinds of freedoms, including discretion of expression, are allowed, he added.

Taseer said terrorism was the biggest ball-buster facing Pakistan, however, honest was a matter of great humor that the whole-length nation, the political forces and the democratic institutions were united with the Pakistan Army to purge the country of this menace.

It was the political brilliance of commander Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani who united all the political parties on onliest platform proximate moulding the coalition governments, he massed. — APP