KARACHI: Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday pledged support for troubled Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who is currently facing contempt charges in the Supreme Court, and has urged him not to violate the Constitution of Pakistan.
“You will not desecrate the graves of our martyrs. You may lose your office. You may lose your government but you must do what is right,” said the president’s daughter in a post made on social media website Twitter.
In another tweet, Bakhtawar said she was quoting pieces of a speech made by her brother, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on April 4.
“Mr. Prime Minister you will not violate Vienna convention, you will not violate the Constitution of Pakistan,” Bakhtawar quoted her brother in tweets sent out Tuesday.
“I have faith in you Mr. Prime Minister. You will make Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto proud.”
The tweets by Benazir Bhutto’s younger daughter come at a time when the apex court is set to give its verdict in the contempt of court case against the prime minister.
“They can threaten to send Yousuf Raza Gillani of Multan to prison but he is a follower of Bhutto Shaheed. We do not fear prison cells. We do not fear death cells,” tweeted Bakhtawar. “Just as Shaheed Bhutto was vindicated, you too shall be vindicated.”
The SC reserved its verdict in the case today and has summoned the PM to appear before it on Thursday, April 26, when the judgement will be announced.
