Nawabzada Mansoor Ahmed Khan, Chief of Pakistan Democratic Party (PDP) and a leader of APDM said on Tuesday that November 3 was the Black Day for country as martial law has been imposed under the cover of emergency and basic human rights were usurped, impartial judges were removed.
Talking to newsmen on phone from his Khangarh residence on Tuesday he asked former prime ministers of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto to lead the movement for revival of democracy as per the Charter of Democracy.
He said that after the imposition of emergency, people, judiciary and media had been deprived of basic human rights, autonomy and freedom respectively. He termed the decision of imposing emergency as unconstitutional and said that President Musharraf took this step as he was afraid of Supreme Court's likely decision against him.
He said the army and civil bureaucracies had been ruling the country for more than 60 years with the support of intelligence agencies. "For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the judiciary had gained freedom and challenged the supremacy of the military ruler and took upright decisions according to their conscience against wrong steps of government," he lamented.
Nawabzada applauded the role of media for providing people correct information and played an important role in the struggle for the democracy but army and civil bureaucracy once again dashed the hopes of 160 million, deprived them of their basic rights as well as clinched the prestigious institution of Supreme Court.
He praised 'honest' judges and lawyers' fraternity who marked history of the country as far as the struggle for poor masses and restoration of democracy were concerned.
"The political workers and other people who were in the custody of intelligence agencies are unfortunate, as now no one would hear their voice and take notice on their prolonged absence," he said. Nawabzada urged all the political forces of the country to unite on one platform and start struggle for democracy anew.