15 jan 2012
Pak gearing up for crucial Monday; Zardari, Gilani's fate to be decided tomorrow
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| Dr Sanjay Kumar Cardiac Cardiothoracic Heart Surgeon India |
Islamabad: The next 24 hours are going to be crucial in deciding what happens next in the volatile face-off between Pakistan's elected government and the military.
Though Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani praised the army after his meeting with General Kayani on Saturday, he today stood firm on his on comments on Army and ISI saying he is responsible only to Parliament.
"I am answerable to Parliament. And if somebody has any complaint, I will not answer any individual. I am answerable to Parliament and whenever Parliament asks, I will put my views before it. We never said that I will be the Prime minister for 5 years. I never said that. However, I said that Parliament will complete its term and people have elected parliament for five years," Mr Gilani said.
Many believe that the fate of Zardari's government now also rests with Pakistan's Supreme Court, which will hear two crucial cases tomorrow - that of a slew of corruption cases against President Zardari that were closed under the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), a graft amnesty issued by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in 2007, and the all-important memogate hearings.
The Supreme Court had warned last week that Prime Minister Gilani could be disqualified and that action could also be taken against President Zardari if the government kept defying its orders on the NRO issue.
Though Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani praised the army after his meeting with General Kayani on Saturday, he today stood firm on his on comments on Army and ISI saying he is responsible only to Parliament.
"I am answerable to Parliament. And if somebody has any complaint, I will not answer any individual. I am answerable to Parliament and whenever Parliament asks, I will put my views before it. We never said that I will be the Prime minister for 5 years. I never said that. However, I said that Parliament will complete its term and people have elected parliament for five years," Mr Gilani said.
Many believe that the fate of Zardari's government now also rests with Pakistan's Supreme Court, which will hear two crucial cases tomorrow - that of a slew of corruption cases against President Zardari that were closed under the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), a graft amnesty issued by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in 2007, and the all-important memogate hearings.
The Supreme Court had warned last week that Prime Minister Gilani could be disqualified and that action could also be taken against President Zardari if the government kept defying its orders on the NRO issue.
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