Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has vehemently slammed the federal government of PTI for restricting ex-PM Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani from travelling abroad.
In a statement on Wednesday, the PPP chairman said that restricting ex-PM from travelling abroad is an absolute violation of the basic human rights.
Gillani is facing trials on fake charges, which needs to be removed.
He said that violating the rights of the people is the hallmark of Imran Niazi’s government.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the Niazi’s government is afraid of vibrant opposition of the PPP.
The PPP chairman said that Imran Niazi should bear in mind that the PPP won’t let him wear the garb of his choice.
The PPP would keep chasing the PTI’s government that has stolen mandate, raised fraudulent slogans and is pursuing anti-people policies. PPP activists staged a demonstration on Wednesday in Multan to protest against barring Yousaf Raza Gilani from leaving for South Korea. PPP leaders including Khawaja
Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was barred from leaving the country via Lahore Airport, South Punjab News reported on Wednesday.
According to sources Gilani was stopped at the immigration counter by Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) officials because of the ongoing investigation against him in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases for which his name has been placed on the blacklist.
According to sources, Gilani was departing the country to attend an international conference in Seoul (South Korea), along with former deputy speaker National Assembly Faisal Kareem Kundi. He was invited by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF)President Mr.Thomas G Walsh exclusively to address the International summit on the issue of " Critical Challenges of our times".
During his stay at Seoul, former Prime Minister was to see his old friend renowned South Korean Lawyer Kim Hwang sik .
In his response, Gilani said that he could never think about leaving the country. “I had visited Nepal one and a half months earlier to attend the Asia Pacific Conference,” said Gilani, adding that today, I was going to Seoul via Bangkok.
“My basic human rights have been violated by barring me from travelling, despite the fact that I had informed the NAB judge regarding my World Summit departure.”
The former premier said that the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Interior had been aware of his foreign tour. “I have been appearing before the courts and facing the allegations against me,” said Gilani, adding that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government should stop disgracing basic human rights and give up the politics of revenge since it is not good for Imran Khan himself.
A Naya Pakistan cannot be built by curbing the freedom of expression, the former premier said. “If a former prime minister faces coercion so how would a common man get protection?”
The former premier’s children took to the microblogging website Twitter to express their displeasure over the incident.
