ISLAMABAD, July 28 (TNS): Chairman All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) General (R) Pervez Musharraf on Friday said that Supreme Court (SC) and the Panama Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed under its directives made history and deserve huge applause and appreciation.
Expressing his views through a video message after SC’s landmark judgment in Panama case, he said, “Truth has prevailed and a five members SC bench disqualified the sitting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.”
“I salute to the bravery and courage of SC judges and members of JIT who ensured transparent and impartial investigation against Sharif family and rendered a judgment that will set a precedent and will deter corruption and corrupt practices in future,” he said.
General Musharraf said, “The rest of six people who were found involved should be put on Exit Control List (ECL) and tried.”
He said, “This decision will set an example that no one is above the law and regarding future course of action, if a person has to contest for the public office, he must come clean. My party and me, fully support this judgment.”
“This was not an easy task to render a judgment like this. JIT members completed their work under extreme pressure and they were threatened as well. Despite this they did a marvelous job to dig out the decades old hidden secrets about the empire that was structured at ill-gotten money and they deserve appreciation for their tireless efforts,” he said.
General Musharraf demanded that, “The names of Prime Minister’s three children, Captain (R) Muhammad Safdar and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar should be put on ECL and they be tried under the law. Beside Sharif family, there are several others who looted money and escaped with an ease. They should also face the same course of action.”
He said, “After I left in 2008, it wondered that how Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif elected to the prime offices telling lies to the people and deceiving them while the truth faced failures. But this decision has proved that the truth has to prevail even with a delay. This decision has also exposed the moral and political corruption during 90s in this country.”
