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| India-Pakistan |
| Major parties disapprove graduation curb |
| 2002-07-13 |
| Political leaders have strongly criticized the condition of 'graduation' for all candidates for national and provincial assembly seats and said that it was an attempt to deprive the people of their genuine leaders. The PPP leader, Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah, and the president of the party's Women's Wing, Dr Yasmeen, said on Friday that such a curb appeared to be unparalleled in the political history of the country as well as many of the other states. They pointed out that literacy rate in Pakistan was remarkably low and such a condition was bound to deprive the voters of their favourite leaders. They criticized the rulers for 'playing with the Constitution' and said that the retime had no mandate to bring about amendments. The PML leaders, Syed Pir Ali Shah, Miss Shamim Razzak, Aqeela Naz and Abdul Razzak Aasi said that the proposed amendments to the Constitution, including the clause of graduation, were part of the government's attempt to achieve the results of its own choice in the forthcoming elections. Or it might be an attempt on Perv's part to try and pack some people into Parliament who are capable of rational thought... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |