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No country entitled to determine future of Pakistan: Shaukat Aziz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has categorically denied news reports about the government’s plans to impose curbs on the judiciary adding that no step under consideration to restrain the judiciary. He called Dr. Sher Afgan’s comments on the Supreme Court verdict his personal views.
Shaukat Aziz in an exclusive interview in Geo News programme “Aaj Kamran Khan Ke Sath” said that the government in its efforts for national consensus has been in contact with all political leaders including Sharif brothers, however he didn’t say more about contacts with Nawaz Sharif.
Talking on the reference against the Chief Justice of Pakistan, he said the decision was not made by an individual, it was a joint decision of various government departments and all are responsible for it.
Aziz said the government had contacts with the Chief Justice in the past and will remain in touch with him in future.
He said the Saudi government had contacted with the government for agreement with Nawaz Sharif and on their assurance the government had given relief to Sharif brothers. He said the government was assured that the Saudi government would fulfill its responsibility.
Replying a question Pakistan premier said that no country was entitled to determine the political future of Pakistan. “Pakistan is a sovereign state and no country has right to decide who governs the country and who will be the prime minister?”
Commenting on deal with Benazir he said there was no possibility to lift constitutional ban on holding the prime minister office for third time.
He also denied possibility of withdrawal of cases against Benazir Bhutto. He said every case against Benazir Bhutto will be reviewed separately and justice will be provided to her.
On the role of religious schools in the country the prime minister said that the government supports routine functioning of the seminaries in the country.
Geo News will telecast the exclusive interview of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on completion of his three years in office at 11:05 tonight in its programme “Aaj Kamran Khan Ke Saath”.
Courtesy Geo