Informal PA session hails Nawaz over long march

* Zulfiqar Khosa says even ‘angels’ would have accepted demands if Nawaz had led march to Islamabad
* Abdul Ghafoor says Nawaz put life in danger for saving nation

By Nauman Tasleem

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif should be declared Quaid-e-Inqilab-e-Pakistan (Leader of Revolution of Pakistan), as he kept his promise and played a vital role in the restoration of judiciary, members of the Punjab Assembly (PA) remarked on Wednesday.

The informal session of the PA praised the role of the PML-N and its leaders for making the lawyers’ movement successful.

PML-N senior leader Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa said Nawaz was very loyal and sincere with the nation and he had proved it by ending the long march after the reinstatement of sacked judges. Khosa said Nawaz had sacrificed personal interest over national interest.

Angels: He said if Nawaz had not ended the long march and had led it to Islamabad, even angels would have had to accept the demands. He paid tribute to lawyers, civil society, media and other political parties for making the long march successful. Khosa asked if the long march was a problem of Punjab, why the borders of NWFP, Balochistan and Sindh had been sealed. “It was the problem of the whole country and Nawaz Sharif proved that he is a national leader,” he added. He said Nawaz had forced a ‘civilian dictator’ to change the course.

Former Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah said Pakistan had won its lost identity under Nawaz’s leadership. Sanaullah said by the restoration of judiciary, a number of changes would be brought in the country. “These changes would play an important role in making the future of Pakistan brighter,” he said. He said Nawaz had put his life in danger and made the long march successful. A PML-N MPA said March 16 should be declared the day of independent judiciary.

Life in danger: MPA Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor said Nawaz had been told not to leave his residence as he had a life threat, but the PML-N leader did not listen. “He put his life in danger and only come out for saving the nation,” Ghafoor said, adding that every person in the long march