LAHORE, May 2: Jamaat-e-Islami ameer and MMA president Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that Pakistan has turned into American torture cell as Washington is creating hurdles in the implementation of public mandate by blocking the restoration of independent judiciary headed by chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhri.

Delivering Friday sermon at Mansoorah Qazi expressed sorrow that politicians having public mandate were bowing down before American instead of becoming voice of their nation and were afraid of taking strong step against the establishment. Qazi warned that if Gen Musharraf was not impeached then it would be an open humiliation of public mandate of Feb 18.

Qazi said certain politicians were acting as hostage to their petty interests and bowing down before Washington like slaves. He stressed that constitutional package was a deception since ruing alliance lacked two third majority in Senate for that, hence the judges must be restored through executive order.

Qazi said America and Musharraf were afraid that Iftikhar Chaudhri would order recovery of missing persons whose families were running from pillar to post for their loved ones. He expressed sorrow that ruling alliance was indifferent towards the plight of families of missing persons and added that PPP and PML-N leaders did not attend the seminar for the missing persons despite invitations.

Qazi said Gen Musharraf's impeachment must be moved immediately since ruling alliance had the required strength of two third majority in the joint session of Senate and National Assembly, but on the contrary it lacked strength for passing constitutional package which needed two third majority in both Houses separately.

Qazi said if judges were not restored then APDM would announce its strategy on May 14.

 
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