LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that every individual and institution should play its due role to strengthen democracy in the country.
Addressing a ceremony at the Lahore High Court Bar here on Monday, Bilawal said it must be accepted that our failures were collective, and that politicians and the establishment both made mistakes in the past.
Commenting on action against corruption, PPP Chairman said, “It is a serious issue and there should not be double standards in corruption cases.”
He said added that “we cannot win the fight against corruption unless we do away with the sacred cow syndrome”.
Bilawal also called for revisiting the procedure for the appointment of judges.
He said that during 2010-13 the Judicial Commission (JC) made 126 nominations of judges in the Supreme Court and the five high courts while the Parliamentary Committee (PC) disagreed with only 8 appointments. However, the Court overturned all the decisions of the Parliamentary Committee.
About the role of the Parliament, Bilawal said that the Constitution has clearly laid down the scheme of powers in which lawmaking is the responsibility of the Parliament.
