LAHORE, May 24: Jamaat-e-Islami ameer and MMA president Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said restoration of judiciary of Nov 2, 07, was being foiled in the name of constitutional package, adding that PPP was ridding chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry by limiting the tenure of this office to 3 years.

In a statement on Saturday, Qazi Hussain Ahmad said first Asif Zardari violated the agreement with Nawaz Sharif, in which they had agreed to restore judges through resolution, by announcing to restore judiciary through constitutional package. But this announcement was again violated in shape of limiting the tenure of chief justice to 3 years, he said, adding that now lawyers were being invited to negotiate on this package which amounted to linger on the issue and make it complicated.

Qazi said on one hand Asif Zardari declared he did not consider Gen Musharraf constitutional president, but on the other hand he was trying to provide constitutional cover to Gen Musharraf's measures of Nov. 3, 07, and PPP ministers had been issuing statements that they were ready to work with Gen Musharraf and declaring his role as necessary in the present set up.

Qazi said on one hand Article 6 of constitution was being amended to include in it the judges who indemnify the unconstitutional steps but on the other hand PPP leadership was ready to accept and work with the dictator who abrogated the constitution twice. And this constitutional package would be sent to the same dictator sitting in the president House for ratification, he added.

Qazi advised the PPP leadership that instead of making mockery of the public mandate it should impeach the president first to rid the nation of his dictatorial rule.


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