Ready to face removal but will never hurt parliament’s trust: PM

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday categorically said that he was ready to face the ouster for respecting the parliament’s decisions, but would never undermine the trust the legislature had reposed in him.

The prime minister, after voluntarily winning the vote of confidence by 180 members, said it was his duty to respect the parliament’s decision.

“Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was unjustly martyred, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified and Yusuf Raza Gilani was disqualified. Today the parliament has given me the vote of confidence. By God, if they oust me on this pretext, I am ready to face it thousand time but will never hurt their trust,” the prime minister resolved as the members thumped their desks.

He said it was not possible that the court granted a stay on a law passed by the parliament even before its finalization.

“The framing and amendment of the constitution is the parliament’s right. The court has no power to rewrite the constitution… If the parliament raises its voice… the threat of contempt is given,” he remarked.