KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has congratulated former prime minister Yousuf R
aza Gilani on the end of his disqualification period handed out to him five years ago.
“Yousuf R
aza Gilani stood by the oath he took as the prime minister to
protect the constitution of Pakistan and the rule of law. He stood firmly by the ideology of the PPP and safeguarded the 1973 Constitution,” said a PPP statement.
It said that Yousuf R
aza Gilani had stepped down to avert the clash of institutions, and to strengthen Pakistan’s fledgling dem
ocracy. “At the end of his disqualification, the PPP, its leadership and workers congratulate him for h
is courage and unwavering loyalty,” the state
ment concluded.
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