Prime Minister through executive order reinstates Chief Justice
About 2.30 am Monday Prime Minister Sayed Yousaf Raza Gilani through an executive order reinstated Chief Justice Iftkhar Muhammad Chaudhry. First indication came from Leader of the Opposition Chaudhry Nisar of Pakistan Muslim League (N).
As former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is leading a massive long march removing all the blocks from Lahore to Islamabad late Sunday night, Army Chief General Kayani held two meetings with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and later with President Asif Ali Zardari.
State run PTV announced that Prime Minister will any time the nation. Its expected that Prime Minister will make important statement to bring an end to confrontational crisis Pakistan is witnessing after removal of Mian Shehbaz Sharif as Chief Minister of Punjab.
President of All Pakistan Bar Ali Ahmad Kurd, who was to lead Long March at the Constitution Avenue of Islamabad, was Sunday disallowed to proceed to Federal Capital from Quetta by air by authorities.
In another development Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan Abdul Hye Gilani, a close kin of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani tendered his resignation Sunday.“I have resigned from the post of Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan in protest against all these acts,” Abdul Hai Gilani said.
Pakistan Army’s Chief of Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Gilani once again met Prime Minister Gilani Sunday. So far no comment was available from official sources on latest meeting of Army Chief with the PM.
Earlier Punjab government under Governor Salman had announced that if needed the civil government will ask Pakistan Army to help it for the maintenance of law and order.
Its no doubt case of too little too late for President Zardari who has hardly spent 7 months in the Presidential Palace. Though he made a big concession to his rival Nawaz Sharif by making yet another commitment to file a review petition before the Supreme Court to clear Pakistan Muslim League’s leader from electoral ban. This concession did not work as the emotionally charged crowds milled in Lahore’s main Mall Road to follow Mian Nawaz Sharif who inspite of Section 144 and other restrictions announced to hold a public rally at GPO Lahore.
In Pakistan’s political history its remained a proven fact that he who rules heart of Punjab-City of Lahore rules Pakistan. Sunday was a day of Nawaz Sharif. Many PML (N) leaders and PPP’s stalwart breaking their detention managed to reach GPO (General Post Office).
Destination of protesting marchers remained Islamabad Monday to force Zardari government to reinstate pre Nov.3, 2007 judiciary.
Police half heartedly baton charged and fired tear gas shells at different localities of Lahore but motivated political workers from different parties could not be blocked to follow Mian Nawaz Sharif. People carrying pictures of Nawaz Sharif and deposed Chief Justice Iftkhar Chadhry.
Punjab government, under Governor Salman Taseer, created road blocks at all the roads leading to Islamabad by placing containers and other road blocks. Islamabad’s hotels and guest houses were repeatedly raided by Police since Saturday night to arrest any suspected lawyer of opposition politicians.
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