Parliament is supreme over all other institutions

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday that the Parliament is supreme over all other institutions, DawnNews reported.

 

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday that the Parliament is supreme over all other institutions, DawnNews reported.
A high level meeting was called at the Presidency after a second extension was issued to the government by the Supreme Court.
The meeting was headed by President Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
In the meeting it was decided that the parliament will be strengthened and its supremacy will be ensured. It was also decided that no compromise will be made on the authority of the executive.
Senior Law Minister Babar Awan briefed the meeting about the resulting situation after the decisions made by the Supreme Court.
“The parliament is answerable to the aspirations of the people,” said President Zardari.
Moreover, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Asma Jehangir said government should implement decisions of Apex Court otherwise non implementation would lead the country towards anarchy.