Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday questioned why the military dictators get away with corruption and are not held accountable.
“Every political government faces corruption allegations but I don’t understand why the military dictators Ayub Khan, Zia-ul Haq and Pervez Musharraf were not made accountable for their misdeeds,” he said.
Talking to reporters in Multan, Mr Gilani said every corrupt person should be punished so that the culture of corruption is buried forever.
To a question, the Prime Minister expressed his resolve to strengthen institutions and said that strong institutions would ensure accountability of all, including dictators. He said the 18th constitutional amendment has restricted the powers of all institutions and they could not go beyond their powers now. He said the Pakistan People’s Party led government has saved the country from turning into a failed state.
Mr Gilani stressed on sustained financial assistance from international community for socio-economic development in troubled areas of Pakistan.
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Ex-Rwanda envoy to India shot
Johannesburg : A former Rwandan ambassador to India was in serious condition on Sunday after being shot and wounded here, a media report said.
A gunman opened fire on the car of Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, also a former chief of Rwandan Army, as he and his wife were returning from shopping in Johannesburg’s Melrose area around noon.
According to Xinhua, Nyamwasa, who fled to South Africa in February after Rwandan authorities accused him of involvement in a bomb attack, rushed him to a hospital.
A fierce critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Nyamwasa was in critical condition. He underwent a surgery for a stomach wound. His wife Rosette called the attack a murder attempt. She said the attacker continued firing till his gun jammed. South African security agencies were reportedly probing the case. Nyamwasa had sought asylum in South Africa. —IANS