Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while underlining the need for unity among political and democratic forces on Monday said all in
stitutions s
hould work in their con
stitutional ambit to bring Pakistan out of various problems including economic, inflation, unemployment and terrorism being confronted by the c
ountry.
Speaking at a convention held in connection with the golden jubilee celebrations of the 1973 con
stitution, he said the undemocratic forces always took advantage of differences among the politicians and political parties in the past. It was the right time to forge unity and work jointly for political and economic stability in the coun
try, he added. The minister said the National Security Committee in its meeting has decided to launch operations against terrorists and defeated them again like in the past.
He said the 1973 con
stitution which was unanimously passed by this august house and kept intact all the provinces of the c
ountry. He said April 10 was a historical day and this day s
hould be a part of the syllabus to teach in schools to the new generation about the importance of the con
stitutional day like August 14, 1947. It was a historical day as the c
ountry got its unanimous con
stitution on April 10, 1974, he added. He said April 10 was the foundation day of our 50 years of political struggle. Shaheed
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto united the broken and scattered c
ountry through a unanimous con
stitution in 1973, he added.
Bilawal said the Con
stitution of 1973 gave the c
ountry a way forward to tread the path of progress and con
stitutionalism.
He went on to say that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif inked a charter of democracy (CoD) in 2006 as the undemocratic forces always took benefit of differences and communication gaps among the political forces in the past. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) not only restored the 1973 con
stitution in letter and spirit but also provided rights to the provinces besides giving them their identity, he added.
However, the minister said undemocratic forces started conspiracies against CoD and imposed a selected prime minister aimed at abrogating the unanimous con
stitution of 1973 and cleared the way for setting up of One Unit again in the c
ountry.
However, Bilawal said some elements in various in
stitutions did not want CoD and our unity. Such elements wanted their selected rule in the c
ountry besides imposing a selected again for their personal gains, he added. He said they had 10 years plan and if that doctrine continued, there would be the murder of merit in other in
stitutions. One man show and dictatorship always remained contrary to democracy, he added. The minister said there were some judges who always rejected dictatorship and gave their dissenting notes against the undemocratic step.
He regretted that some judges who were bound to defend the con
stitution supported the dictator and announced decisions against the prime minister. He appealed to the Chief Justice to sit with his brother judges and sort out differences to uphold the integrity and dignity of the court in the eyes of the people. He expressed confidence that the consensus of the Apex Court would withstand any conspiracy to subvert the Con
stitution. The minister said the incumbent finance minister was making strides to foil Imran Niazi’s attack on the economy. Imran Khan had imposed the economic and security crises on the c
ountry merely for protecting his rule, he added.