Government should withdraw fabricated cases against Benazir: PPP

04 Dec, 2005

The Pakistan People's Party on Saturday asked the government to admit its defeat in Swiss court and facilitate the return of Benazir Bhutto in country while withdrawing all the 'fabricated cases' against her, said PPP leaders Khalid Hanif Lodhi, Khurshid Ahmed Khan, Khawaja Rizwan Alam, Begum Nasim Chaudhry, MNA, Malik Liaquat Dogar, MNA, Salim-ur-rehman Mayo, Mirza Nazir Baig, Habib-ullah Shakir member Punjab Council, Tariq Raza Khan, Begum Saeeda Jamal.
While delivering their speeches at one week foundation day celebrations and "Yum-I-Musarrat" on the acquittal of Benazir Bhutto in PIA reference here on Saturday.
They said, "The Central Executive Committee of the PPP had given a green signal to Benazir Bhutto to return in its meeting on November 27 in London. She will be here soon to lead the party in the coming elections."
They further said that date and venue will be decided by Benazir Bhutto.
"She will make announcement in this regard," they said. There will be no compromise with the government on her return and she will come back to Pakistan unconditionally they added.
They said after decision in PIA reference case it was proved that the former Prime Minister was made victim of political victimisation. "We demand that the government should withdraw fabricated cases against Benazir Bhutto so that her arrival can be materialised without further delay.
He said at the moment 32 ministers in the federal and provincial cabinets were involved in the NAB corruption cases but their cases were dropped and now NAB was being utilised for changing the loyalties of politicians. They said that Swiss court did not get register any case against Benazir Bhutto. It was merely a propaganda of controlled media.

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