FEROZWALA: Pakistan Muslim League (N) has decided to accord warm welcome to deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on his arrival in Lahore on May 5.
The decision to this effect was taken in party’s meeting held here in local hotel chaired by the MNA Pervaiz Malik. The ticket-holder Sajjad Hussain Cheena, Ch. Arif Iqbal Awan President PML-N Birmingham-England, Malik Fateh Khan General Secretary PML-N Birmingham, Raja Tahir Additional General Secretary Birmingham, PML-N office-bearers Mian Rifaqat of Patiala and others in large number attended the meeting. Addressing the meeting, Pervaiz Malik said that the constitutional crisis would cause to end of the Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s rule, however, the judiciary would achieve its independent status ensuring to restore rule of law and constitution in the country. He said that the PML-N had made political alliance with the Pakistan Peoples Party, which after rumours of deal with the ruling junta was nearing to end. He said that the PML-N believes in politics of principles and will not change its policy. He said that any party making deal would suffer in the long run. He vowed to lodge strong protest on May 5 in Lahore and other cities against bulldozing of the judiciary.—Agencies