Debate The Powers Of The Executive And Judiciary In Parliament :Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

Prime Minister Abbasi said he had suggested the parliament to debate the powers of the executive and judiciary as it was high time such matters were ascertained.

Islamabad.:(UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Feb, 2018 ) Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said he had suggested the parliament to debate the powers of the executive and judiciary as it was high time such matters were ascertained.

He said other countries had already defined such issues but it could not be done in Pakistan due to interruptions in the democratic system. He quoted the media reports of summoning the parliamentarians by courts and threatening to nullify the legislation made by them, besides challenging the appointments made by the government and viewed that such decisions made the country suffer.

He said legislation was executive's domain which could not be challenged even if any of its decisions proved wrong. He said the parliament had to go through accountability after every five years and they would have to tell the people as to why they could not deliver properly.

To a question, the prime minister clarified that he had said nothing on the judges' conduct rather discussed the powers and domains of the executive and the judiciary. Ruling out the impression of any confrontation between the executive and the judiciary, he also opposed any check on the latter.

He said owing to the court's decisions in the past, Pakistan had been put at the exposure of billions of rupees with no right to appeal for the country in those cases. Prime Minister Abbasi strongly supported the proposal by the Chairman Senate for dialogue among the institutions, saying this could be held at Senate or anywhere else, but not through media.

Asked why the PML-N forced PPP to implement the court verdict in the past, the prime minister said there was no policy shift rather the party still believed that the court decisions must be implemented to keep the country moving ahead.

However, it was necessary to point out the shortcomings. On PTI's plan to hold rally in support of the judiciary, he said instead of such demonstrations, the party should take part in the parliamentary debate.

About Nawaz Sharif's speeches, he said all the video records were available and he had not found anything contemptuous in his words. The prime minister reiterated his stance of naming and shaming those involved in horse trading and venality in Senate polls believing that those contesting elections using their riches could neither serve the country nor the Senate.

He suggested that Senate elections should be held directly or through the proportion of seats in the National Assembly to end the practice of horse trading. He said during eight months of his premiership, Nawaz Sharif neither phoned nor dictated him to intervene in the government working.

He also challenged all the political parties to compare the performance of their respective governments and that of the PML-N. To a question, he said Pakistani troops were sent to Saudi Arabia only for training purpose as part of the 40-year old practise with fluctuating number of troops.

He said Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif had already spoken on the subject in Senate; however, he might also explain the situation before the parliament, if needed.