The PPP chairman further said that independent institutions should not be a part of political engineering.
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 20th February, 2019) Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto has termed the arrest of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani as undemocratic.
Taking to Twitter, Bilawal Bhutto said that we will not let Prime Minister Imran Khan do dictatorship without a uniform.
He rejected the arrest of the speaker, and termed it an undemocratic attempt to dislodge Sindh government.
The PPP chairman further said that independent institutions should not be a part of political engineering.
“Hum Baynami wazeer-e-azam ko baywardi Aamriat Qaaim nahi karnay daingay. Attack on Speaker of federating unit is unacceptable. undemocratic attempt to dislodge Sindh govt.Failed before will fail again. Independent institutions shouldnt unwittingly be part of political engineering,” he wrote.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday arrested Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani.
Durrani was arrested for owning assets beyond known sources of income and doing embezzlements in government funds.
The Sindh Assembly speaker was arrested from Islamabad from where he was shifted to NAB Rawalpindi. He appeared before Judge Arshad Malik’s court.
NAB had sought seven-day transit remand of the speaker. The court however approved three-day remand.
Sources said that the NAB chairman had signed Durrani’s arrest warrants.
NAB Karachi had summoned the speaker several times; however, he failed to appear before the court.
The NAB Karachi team had then sought his arrest warrants from the NAB chairman.
Earlier while talking to media, Sindh Information Minister Murtaza Wahab said, “For the first time, a sitting speaker has been arrested. This is beyond understanding."
“We are ready for investigation. We had faced cases in the past and will continue to do so.”
“Are there two parallel laws in Pakistan? Are there different laws for PPP and ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its coalition parties,” the provincial minister questioned, adding, “Has the court ever indicted any PTI leader?”
“There was no case against Sindh Assembly speaker in NAB but we are ready for inquiry,” he said.
