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| Kaira terms all acts of 1990 parliament illegal |
| 2012-11-09 |
| [Dawn] Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Thursday said that the government formed in 1990 was fake, assembly was bogus and termed all the decisions taken by that parliament illegal and unconstitutional. Speaking to state-run Pakistan Television (PTV), Kaira said that all the unconstitutional decisions of the government formed through fraudulent elections are needed to be revisited. He said that the Supreme Court verdict in the Asghar Khan case has proved that the 1990 government was formed as a result of stolen mandate. The interim government set-up, which conducted the 1990 elections, rigged the elections through various tactics, he added. The information minister said that the removal of elected governments through unconstitutional steps in the past had affected the national institutions. However, the present government is trying its best to strengthen the democratic system, which had been weakened by the dictatorial regimes, he added. Replying to a question, the minister said that the government had made the constitutional changes through the parliament and now the democracy can not be derailed. Moreover, speaking to media representatives on the sidelines of a mass marriage ceremony in Kharian, the minister said that only people had the right to decide who would form the governments at center and provinces through their elected representatives and the judiciary had nothing to do with this process. "General elections are due soon and the masses will hold the accountability of present rulers and elect their representatives for next five years", he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |