KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani that how would he save himself now after severely criticising him for not implementing on Supreme Courts’ verdict, DawnNews reported.
Speaking at a public rally for his party’s “go Gilani, go” movement in Garhi Khairo near Jacobabad, he said despite of four turns at ruling the country, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has failed to serve the poor masses.
The PML-N chief urged the prime minister to resign respectfully from his post after the apex court issued the detailed judgment of contempt of court case against him today.
Sharif said that the PPP government has plunged the country into “darkness of corruption.” “The rulers have put sovereignty of the country at stake,” he added.
He said Pakistan's sovereignty was at stake due to policies of President Zardari. “Pakistan is today isolated. God forbid the manner in which Zardari is ruling, Pakistan might be destroyed,” he added.
He sympatised with people of the PPP’s constituency and criticised President Asif Ali Zardari for bringing the public into this appalling state.
He said people of Sindh who voted for PPP were living in miserable conditions with no health care, education, employment and other facilities. He said after devastating floods in year 2010 he visited Sindh to help the flood affected people. He said PPP did nothing for them and he saw masses living on roads after the floods.
The PML-N chief was addressing the public meeting at start of his two-day visit to Sindh.
Sharif said that he was not visiting Sindh for getting public’s votes but wanted to check on people’s state in this region of the country.
Sharif said the PPP does not deserve votes of people as it had done nothing for them in overall 15 years in power (four terms) whereas the PML-N had four and a half years (in two terms) and earnestly worked for welfare of masses without any discrimination.
He said the PPP government had done nothing significant for the people of Sindh during its current over four years in power and increased manifold price hike, load shedding and unemployment resulting in miserable conditions for them.
“Zardari has done great injustice to Sindh people. After accord with Benazir Bhutto, I offered agreement for cooperation with Zardari without any conditions,” he added.
The PML-N chief also spoke of detailed judgment of Supreme Court sentencing PM Gilani in contempt of court case announced today and said he (Gilani) had left on a visit to UK.
“Gilani should have resigned when the apex court announced short order on April 26and convicted him. He has violated the constitution,” he further charged.
Sharif said a letter has to be written to Swiss authorities to bring back $60 million in Swiss Banks as it was looted money of the people of Pakistan. “If Gilani goes, the other premier would have to write letter to Swiss authorities,” said the party chief.
The money would be brought back to Pakistan and spent on prosperity of its people, he vowed.
“In foreign countries if an allegation is levelled against a premier or a minister, they resign on moral grounds, but Gilani refuses to write letter and does not resign thereby ridiculing the superior judiciary of the country,” he contended.
Sharif said he admired people of Sindh who give him Sindh cap and ajrak. “I am Punjabi, Sindhi, Baloch, Pathan, Baltistani, Kashmiri and Pakistani. I want respect and dignity for my country,” he added.
He recalled in May 1998, the then United States president Bill Clinton offered him $5 billion for not carrying out nuclear tests, but he never compromised on the country's sovereignty and conducted successful tit for tat nuclear tests making Pakistan an atomic power.
The PML-N chief was accompanied by party leaders Ghous Ali Shah, Salim Zia and others.