Islamabad: while recognizing that a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met the chief judge given the “letters” sent by the PTI, a minister minimized the service of the meeting, affirming that during the interaction, The delegation has not discussed the delegation the merit of legal affairs.
“Letters were written in the IMF, the exhortant to intervene, which is why they had asked for a meeting with the chief judge [Yahya Afridi]”The Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Azam Nazeer Tarar, told the Senate on Thursday.
The Minister answered a question from the Senator Jeu-F Kamran Murtaza, who noted that even if no one else is authorized to meet the chief judge, the delegation of the IMF was able to do so.
According to Tarar, the meeting between the officials of the IMF and the CJ took place in a pleasant atmosphere, where points concerning the rule of law in the country have been discussed.
The Minister noted that the 26th constitutional amendment “could have been discussed at the meeting. However, the IMF did not comment on the substantive of legal affairs.
“The IMF delegation [also] Meet the chief judge, who is the head of judiciary and supervises various programs which receive subsidies from foreign countries, “added Tarar.
Thursday, the Senate session was chaired by the Vice-President Syedaal Khan.
During the session, the senator of the ANP Haji Hidayatullah raised a point of order, declaring that Anp had submitted a request to hold a public rally to the Rawalpindi Liaquat but had not yet received a response from the government Punjab led by PML-N.
He noted that similar rallies had been held in other provinces without incident and reiterated that the ANP, as a supporter of non-violence, should not be refused authorization.
He said all the necessary preparations had been made for the rally scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m. and warned that the refusal to grant authorization could create problems.
He urged the provincial government to reconsider its position and immediately approve the event. He also mentioned rumors that the provincial government deliberately blocked the rally.
Senator Shibli Faraz said the PTI was not authorized to organize gatherings in any provinces, with the exception of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), where the party governs.
He criticized the Punjab government to fear political rallies and assured the support of his party. “PTI fully supports the right of all political parties to organize gatherings in the KP.”
Senator Haji Hidayatullah reiterated the commitment of the ANP to democracy and expressed his gratitude to the KP government for authorizing their gatherings in Dir, SWAT, Bannu and other districts.
PPP Sherry Rehman Senator said that a rally in Rawalpindi was the democratic right of the ANP as long as it remains peaceful.
Senator Irfan Siddiqui of the PML-N echoes his remarks, praising the history of peaceful ANP demonstrations. He recalled a past ANP spent at Liaquat Bagh which ended with a tragedy and fully approved the request, committing to resume the question with the chief minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz.
