Islamabad: Declaring that he is ready to face
"all challenges" in the wake of the Supreme Court`s annulment
of an amnesty granted to him in graft cases, President Asif
Ali Zardari today warned that any political confrontation at
this stage would be harmful for Pakistan.
Zardari, the chief of ruling Pakistan People`s Party,
said he is ready to "face all the challenges" created by the
apex court`s verdict in the same way as PPP founder Zulfiqar
Ali Bhutto and his daughter, slain former premier Benazir
Bhutto, had tackled crises.
The beleaguered President told a delegation of
journalists from the Hyderabad Press Club during a meeting in
the presidency that he wants to avoid any political
confrontation as it could be harmful for Pakistan.
He said he wants to save Pakistan "from turning into
another Afghanistan."
The President`s comments came a day after the Supreme
Court struck down the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO),
a law issued by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf that
was used by authorities to scrap graft cases against over
8,000 people, including Zardari and several of his close
aides.
The reporters who met Zardari said he was reluctant to
answer questions about the situation created by the apex
court`s verdict.
PTI
