Pakistan
Pakistan's history is full of cases regarding constitutional violations: Shah Mahmood Qureshi
"The Constitution was blatantly violated on October 12, 1999"
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday said that Pakistan's history is full of cases regarding constitutional violations, accepting that the Constitution gives the opposition a right to submit a no-confidence motion.
Speaking during the National Assembly session, it is the right of the Opposition to submit a no-confidence motion while the government’s responsibility to defend the motion with the constitutional, political, and democratic values.
Citing PM Imran Khan’s last night’s address to the nation, he said that it is the responsibility of the nation to honor the Constitution. “Just like the premier said although we are disappointed with Supreme Court’s judgment we still abide by the verdict”, Shah Mehmood Qureshi added.
Qureshi mentioned that "unfortunately, the history of Pakistan is full of cases regarding constitutional violations". He highlighted that on October 12, 1999, the Constitution was blatantly violated and when the case was presented at the Supreme Court, decisions taken were against the law.
Addressing the speaker, Qureshi said that being the vice-chairman of the PTI, he wants to present the opinion of PM Imran Khan.
He said that according to the judgment of the Supreme Court, “today is April 3”, however, he said that he does not want to get into the details of what happened last Sunday and how "doors of all offices were opened on a weekend."