Pakistan: Gilani urges PM not to undermine state institutions

Former Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani lamented that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif did not utter a single word on Model Town tragedy.

In an exclusive chat with SAMAA by phone, the former premier said that Nawaz Sharif played a dirty game against him in the Parliament.

“I wish that Nawaz Sharif would have respected the supremacy of the Parliament when I was disqualified,” Gilani said.

To a question, he said that the prime minister wasted too much time to resolve this crisis.

“We have always supported democracy, law and constitution,” he stated.

About the prime minister’s speech, Gilani was of the view that Nawaz Sharif should undermine state institutions.

He said that he had not wasted a single second and stepped down after the Supreme Court’s ruling.

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif should have resigned after the Model Town incident, he added.