KARACHI, Oct 28: The Pakistan Muslim League-N will continue its struggle until true democracy is restored in the country and the 1973 Constitution is revived in its original form.
This was stated by the Provincial Secretary General of PML-N Sindh chapter, Mamnoon Hussain, while talking to journalists at an iftar party hosted on Thursday at a local hall on Sharea Faisal.
Referring to the prevailing situation in the country, he said that despite unbridled powers, army rulers had pushed the country into a crisis which could not be overcome without revival of true democratic order in the country.
The PML leader said there was unrest among people, and the common man was suffering due to the inept policies of military rulers. Despite the tall claims of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz about reviving the economy, he said the junta had failed to provide relief rule.
"Rising unemployment, soaring prices and deteriorating law and order situation in the country speaks volumes of the economic conditions," the PML leader added.
Mr Hussain, also former Sindh governor, warned that the unfolding events in the form of the ongoing operation in Wana, events taking place in Balochistan, and devaluation of currency did not augur well for the future.
He said that he saw no light at the end of the tunnel if the rulers, who termed themselves inevitable for the country, continued to pursue their policies.
He said that the month of October had turned out to be bad for the people of Pakistan as certain events that took place in the month in the past continued to derail the democratic system and block the progress of people.
In this connection, he recalled the murder of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan, in 1953, Ayub Khan's martial law in 1958, overthrow of the elected government of Nawaz Sharif in 1999, and arrest of President of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi in 2003.
However, he said that people having faith in democracy, stability and prosperity of the country could not be deterred by adventurous acts and they would continue their struggle to usher a democratic era in the country.
Mr Hussain said that if the present rulers believed in the rule of law, why was the PML chief, Shahbaz Sharif, not allowed to return to the country, despite the court's verdict.
He referred to the statement of the ruling PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain conceding that Nawaz Sharif still enjoyed a vote bank and support among the followers of the Muslim League. "This is proof that rulers are not allowing popular leaders like Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mr Nawaz Sharif to return home, as their return would become a challenge for the rulers.
Earlier, in his brief speech before the iftar, Mr Hussain said the day was not far when rulers would be unable to block the entry of popular leaders in the country, and the country would be emancipated from usurpers.
Besides PML-N leaders, those present at the party included PPP leaders Nisar Ahmad Khuhro, Prof N.D. Khan, Syed Khurshid Shah, Iqbal Haider, JUI leader Maulana Abdul Karim Abid, Qari Sher Afzal, JI leader Abdus Sattar Afghani, veteran politician Mairaj Muhammad Khan, Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Arif Alvi and others.