KARACHI, December 9: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Panama case was a litmus test for our country and stressed that a nation-wide pledge was required on the International Anti-Corruption Day observed on Friday to eliminate corruption through democratic accountability.
“Like all other ills faced by our society, corruption was also promoted and patronized by dictatorial regimes. Prevalence of sacred cow syndrome and use of accountability tools just for political victimization remains the biggest hurdle against all anti-corruption initiatives,” he said.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that involvement of our Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the world’s biggest Panama Leaks corruption scandal and dilly-dallying by PML-N in passing the PPP’s Bill for Panama case investigations must wake up the entire nation.
PPP Chairman appreciated the efforts of Sindh government in tackling corruption through activating its Anti-Corruption Department aggressively while similar arms in other provinces still seemed to be in deep slumber.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said his four demands will also go a long way to introduce democratic accountability of all the institutions to curb corruption of every kind with no escape-route to sacred cows also.
He said that an implementation committee will present its report over the four demands he made in the CEC on December 27. He said that if the government fails to accept his demands, the PPP will hold protests in the parliament and even take to the streets.
The implementation committee comprises of former Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Senator Sherry Rehman, Senator Farhatullah Babar, Senator Sardar Fateh Mohammad, Mohammad Hasni, and Qamar Zaman Kaira, according to a notification by PPP.
The PPP chairman during his address at Karsaz on October 17, made four demands from the government which inlcude Parliamentary committee on national security be formed; PPP’s Panama bill should be passed; Asif Zardari’s resolution on CPEC should be implemented; and A Foreign Minister should be appointed immediately
The committee will hold meeting at 12:00 pm on Tuesday to devise a strategy.-Sabah
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