ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Tuesday that the bar councils are apolitical and striving for the implementation of the constitution. He said the IMF agreement was about to be inked and finance minister Ishaq Dar worked day and night for this.
Prime Minister expressed these views at the coalition partners’ meeting held in Islamabad on Tuesday. The meeting was convened to review the ongoing political situation and to mull JI chief Sirajul Haq’s proposal for holding political dialogue with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf. The federal law minister Azam Nazir Tarar and JUI senator Kamran Murtaza briefed the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, he said there is no example in the world that a law is stricken down by a three-member [SC] bench even before it is enacted. Shabaz said there had been a general impression that the alliance would not work adding that opponents used to mock that it was short-lived. “The allied partners faced crises and challenges together,” he added.
He said opponents were troubled at the fact that the coalition managed to survive. “It is worthy of utmost praise,” he added. Shehbaz Sharif said the PML-N led coalition government steered through challenges and all partners had added their share to keep the boat sailing. “The allied government cooperated to its fullest in this regard,” he added.
“There exists a difference of opinion and respecting it is the hallmark of democracy”, he said. He recalled that the court said that the law would not be enforced if the president signs it or not. “This unique decision may harm justice and fairness,” the premier adds.
