| Pak parties to uphold supremacy of parliament |
ISLAMABAD A meeting of parties in the PPP-led coalition government held in the presidency on Friday night after the Supreme Court struck down the recently promulgated contempt law, gave a strong message to the judiciary that they would continue to uphold the supremacy of parliament and face emerging challenges with ‘unity, force and conviction’.
As the government-judiciary tussle intensified, the ruling coalition stuck to its stance that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf would not write a letter to the Swiss authorities to reopen money-laundering cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
The president’s spokesman, Farhatulah Babar, said: “In the context of the present situation, the meeting decided that there is even greater need to remain united and firm. It resolved to remain united and firm and face the emerging challenges with unity, force and conviction.
“The current situation was discussed and the meeting expressed its resolve that the right of the parliament to legislate would be upheld and this right would not be allowed to be compromised no matter what the odds and the cost would be.” The meeting decided that during the hearing of NRO implementation case on August 8, the prime minister will tell the court that Zardari enjoys immunity under Article 248.
By arrangement with Dawn
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