Institutions to decide on Zardari’s arrest: Qureshi

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MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says any decision to arrest former president Asif Ali Zardari will be taken by the institutions.

Talking to media here on Sunday, he said all the state institutions, including National Accountability Bureau, are independent and the government is not using any institution, including NAB, for political victimisation.

“Zardari sahib is aware that all the institutions are independent. In the past, the governments used NAB, Federal Investigation Agency and other institutions to victimise their political opponents but the present government is bringing about professionalism in the institutions by ending politics from there,” he said.

Qureshi said national wealth was plundered by the previous rulers ruthlessly for purchasing properties abroad but now they would be held accountable.

“I would like to categorically clarify that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government will not use its influence on the institutions [of accountability]. Accountability for all is our policy and it will be done without any discrimination,” he said.

Published in Dawn, October 29th, 2018

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Masood

Oct 29, 2018 09:35am

It will be a great blessing for the country !

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SHAHID SATTAR

Oct 29, 2018 09:36am

Which instructions? Any others above the laws of the land may be notified too. This would help in the masses learning about those who are the untouchables from amongst their past and present and future rulers. At least until the list is revised to add any new holies.

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Najum

Oct 29, 2018 09:55am

In this state, only one "institution" matters.

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Amer

Oct 29, 2018 09:58am

@Najum because rest are corrupt.

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Ali Sabir

Oct 29, 2018 10:34am

The decision to arrest former president Asif Ali Zardari depends on whether or not those arrested suspects will implicate him.

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Kamran

Oct 29, 2018 12:05pm

Waiting for the day when all the corrupt mafia and their MNA and MPA will be behind bars and new faces will be given chances to rule and be part of the government. Put all of these Sharifs and Zardaris behind bars.

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Ahmed

Oct 29, 2018 01:14pm

If you repeat a lie many times, people start believing in it.

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M. Saeed

Oct 30, 2018 12:16am

The unfortunate country needs to know the real source of income of Mr. Zardari that made him the richest man in the country. Are his assets within his known income range?

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Javed qamer Engineer washington DC

Oct 30, 2018 04:15am

Please send this guy Zardari to jail and toss the keys. This is the most corrupt individual of Pakistan.

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