ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said that those who have benefited from the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) should voluntarily resign from their positions.
Addressing the Senate, Prime Minister Gilani said he had requested the Establishment Division to produce the list of NRO beneficiaries who working on government positions.
He said the Attorney-General Pakistan had been told to investigate the list.
Moreover, the PM emphasised the Parliament's supremacy and said no cases can be initiated against President Zardari in any foreign country.
“Why do they always criticise politicians,” Gilani asked the upper house of parliament in a rhetorical question.
“We should not be used for dictatorship. We should respect the institutions. We respect all institutions provided they also respect us.”
“The president is the supreme commander of the armed forces. The president is the symbol of federation,” Gilani said.
“According to the constitution, the president enjoys immunity. The constitution has been made by parliament and only it can amend it.”
Gilani said the courts could approach Zardari when his remaining two and a half years in office ends and his immunity comes to an end.
“We should give respect to the institutions. That doesn't mean respect only to the judiciary. What about parliament and what about the other institutions?”
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