The National Assembly, which met after a four-day recess under Deputy Speaker Ghulam Mustafa Shah, also “lauded” the Supreme Court through a
resolution “for finally holding and accepting the glaring injustice” meted out to former prime minister and founder of the PPP, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, 44 years ago and called for declaring him a “national hero”.
The resolution demanded that in light of this “historic judgement, the unjust verdict given in Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto case must be overturned”.
It also demanded that the government officially
declare Zulfikar Ali Bhutto a “Shaheed” and “national democratic hero,” and establish the Nishan-i-Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Award for workers and activists who have fought and sacrificed their lives for true democracy.“ The resolution also called for conferring upon him the highest civil award, Nishan-i-Pakistan.
NA passes resolution lauding SC decision in Bhutto reference; PTI-SIC members denounce arrests of party lawmakers
After the passage of the resolution, read out by PPP MNA Shazia Marri, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan took the floor and announced that his party had not supported the resolution, therefore, it should not be called a “unanimously passed resolution.” He said even President Zardari in the reference did not plead before the SC to overturn the decision as stated in the resolution.
Ms Marri protested Mr Khan’s remarks and termed them “disturbing” .
