Update on INTER-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS IN PAKISTAN December 2020 CONTENT Need for National Dialogue: President Prime Minister says no Government should Assume Power without Homework Ms. Maryam Nawaz Sharif terms PTI as Political Garbage put together by Military “All parties must ensure the sanctity of Parliament and adherence to democratic values,” says Prime Minister Pakistan Information Commission asks Defence Ministry for Data on Income and Assets of Military ofcers COAS, DG ISI call on Prime Minister PM Approves Civil Servants (E&D) Rules-2020 Supreme Court terms NAO provision of detention of accused as “Cruel” Chief Justice of Pakistan calls for Timely Disposal of Cases Supreme Court disappointed with Government's approach towards Plantation IHC Chief Justice questions Framing of Social Media Rules PM re-shufes Federal Cabinet President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi PM Conversation with Mr. Bill Gates National Assembly Speaker told to Accept Resignations of Opposition Legislators Need for National Dialogue: President Speaker National Assembly calls for cooperation among Muslim countries President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi, has Issues that must come under Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan calls on Chairman Senate said that there is a need for a national discussion in a national dialogue, UAE Ambassador calls on Chairman Senate dialogue but it is the Prime Minister of according to the President, should be Pakistan who will decide to hold such election reforms, a discussion on the COAS condoles the death of Former Prime Minister a dialogue and with whom.1 role of the National Accountability High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan calls on COAS Bureau (NAB) and elimination of Ambassador of KSA calls on COAS 2 The President expressed these views in corruption from the country. British High Commissioner calls on COAS a meeting with senior journalists on Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan calls on COAS December 28. Reportedly, he also Federal Minister for Information and Military Involvement in Private Sector “Unacceptable” says termed the opposition's demand for Broadcasting, Senator Shibli Faraz Sudan PM Prime Minister's resignation as also said that Prime Minister Mr. unjustied and expressed the hope Imran Khan was ready for dialogue This update is meant to identify key developments during the month on Inter-Institutional Relations in that the current National Assembly with serious-minded opposition Pakistan with selected high-prole international and the Federal Government will leaders on public issues minus JUI-F developments included occasionally. For the complete their ve-year constitutional chief Fazlur Rehman and PML-N Vice purpose of this update, the institutions are meant 3 to be the Legislature, Judiciary and Executive. Pakistan Institute of Legislative term. President Maryam Nawaz. Development And Transparency 1. Wasim, A. (2020) Demand for PM's resignation termed 'unjustified.' Available at: https://www.dawn.com/news/1598434/demand-for-pms-resignation-termed-unjustified (Accessed 01 January 2021). Islamabad Office: P. O. Box 278, F-8, Postal Code: 44220, Islamabad, Pakistan 2. Wasim, A. (2020) Demand for PM's resignation termed 'unjustified.' Available at: https://www.dawn.com/news/1598434/demand-for-pms-resignation-termed-unjustified (Accessed 01 Lahore Office: P. O. Box 11098, L.C.C.H.S, Postal Code: 54792, Lahore, Pakistan January 2021). E-mail: [email protected] | Website: www.pildat.org 3. Alvi, M (2020): PM Imran Khan to decide on dialogue, says President Arif Alvi. Available at: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/765756-pm-to-decide-on-national-dialogue. (Accessed 01 January 2021). 2 December 2020 were performing very well and then sometimes some other gure showed we were not performing that well. So, I am giving my assessment that never a new government should come to power without homework and without getting briengs.”6 Prime Minister believed that the PTI government did not get enough time to understand the issues confronting the country after the July 25, 2018 election as all their efforts till August 18 were aimed at arranging the required number of seats Prime Minister Mr. Imran Khan to form a coalition government. In United States, believed Prime Minister, a US President-elect gets On December 24, Central Secretary General of Pakistan two and a half months to prepare for governance, Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) Mr. Muhammad Ali select team and get briengs from bureaucrats, Durrani had met Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, PML-N President in jail indicating such a system helps an incoming and conveyed a message from Pir Pagara, Syed Sibghatullah Rashadi, on the launch of grand dialogue in government to prepare itself. the country. After meeting Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, Mr. Durrani told media that the PDM decision to resign from assemblies Ms. Maryam Nawaz Sharif terms PTI as was a major threat to democracy and that the PML-F is ready Political Garbage put together by Military to initiate a national dialogue. He said that such a dialogue would have to be held ultimately, so why not now and in On December 27, Ms. Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Vice meeting Mr. Shehbaz Sharif, PML-F wanted to initiate such a President, PML-N, while addressing the Pakistan Democratic dialogue. "What I am saying is better for the establishment, 4 Movement (PDM) rally at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Larkana at the government and the opposition too," said Mr. Durrani. the death anniversary of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, criticized Mr. Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, for being Prime Minister says no Government should imposed on Pakistan by the 'Selectors' and also asked the Assume Power without Homework Army to stop supporting Mr. Imran Khan. On December 22, Prime Minister Mr. Imran Khan She said that when Pakistan Peoples Party government was said that a new government should never come to formed in the centre in 2008, many asked Mr. Nawaz Sharif to work towards removing the government but he quelled power without homework and without getting that thinking within PML-N. However, when elected briengs. He was addressing a ceremony governments began completing their term, powers that evaluating performance of Federal Government. 5 believe in political divide and rule gathered political garbage to create PTI and imposed a leader like Mr. Imran Mr. Imran Khan reportedly said that “When I Khan, who was in political wilderness for 22 years, on Pakistan. review my performance, we took three months only to understand [issues as] everything that we had been looking at from outside was altogether On December 24, Central Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) Mr. Muhammad Ali different after we came to power….“And then, I Durrani had met Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, PML-N President in must also share, for one and a half years, we jail and conveyed a message from Pir Pagara, Syed remained unable to even know the actual gures of Sibghatullah Rashadi, that the PDM decision to resign different sectors, particularly the power sector. from assemblies was a major threat to democracy and From one ministry at times the gures indicated we that the PML-F is ready to initiate a national dialogue. 4. The News (2020) Durrani meets Shahbaz in jail, stresses 'grand dialogue'. Available at: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/764048-durrani-meets-shahbaz-in-jail-stresses-grand-dialogue. (Accessed 03 January 2021). 5. Dawn (2020) Never come to power without homework, says PM. Available at: https://www.dawn.com/news/1597328 (Accessed 30 December 2020). 6. Dawn (2020) Never come to power without homework, says PM. Available at: https://www.dawn.com/news/1597328 (Accessed 30 December 2020). December 2020 3 hoon aur ye bhi keh raha hai ke tyari ke baghair hakoomaton mein nahi aana chahiye. bhai tumhain ye kehna chahiye ke tayari ke baghair hakoomaton mein nahi laana chahiye.” Lamenting that it has always been the politicians in Pakistan who are subjected to political, judicial and criminal witch- hunt while those who sell the interests of Pakistan, violate the Constitution and have amassed assets beyond means while being in service are considered blameless in the system. However, she said, this system can hang politicians or put them in jail, it cannot hang ideologies. “Koi Kashmir ka muqadma haar baithay tab bhi masoom, koi apna halaf taur ke siasat mein dakhl-andazi karay tab bhi masoom, koi apne mukhalfeen ko qatl kara de tab bhi masoom, koi apne siasi mukhalif ko jail mein daal de aur maut ke dehanay mein daal puhanchay tab bhi masoom, koi Ms. Maryam Nawaz Sharif at Garhi Khuda Bux arbaun rupay ki corruption karey, Pizza waley ko jantey ho na….koi sarkari mulazim ho ke arbaun aur kharbaun rupay “Jab siasi jama'atein apni hakoometein puri karne lagain, ke asasay bana lay tab bhi masoom. Lekin phansian hon tau jab hakoomatein panapne lagein, tu kuch quwaton ko, jin ko siasat danon ko hon, golian utrain tau siasat danon ke divide and rule suit karta tha, takleef honey lagi, tou phir hum seenay aur saron pe utrain, 100-100, 200 paishian bhugtain ne dekha ke siasi koora akatha kar ke, General Pasha ne aik tau siasat daan bhugtain, jail ki kaal kothrion pe maut ke jama'at banai jis ka naam hai Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Aur dehaney pohoncha diye jaayain tau siasat daan puhncha phir uss jama'at ko aap ki muntakhib hakoomaton ke khilaf diyay jayain, bahoo betion ko ghaseeta jayay adalaton mein dharnon aur sazishon mein istemal kia gya, aur phir ussi aur jailon mein tau siasat danon ki bahoo aur betion ko siyasi jama'at mein se, aik shakhs jo 22 saal dar-badar ki ghaseeta jayay, media pe circus lagay tau siasat danon ke thokrain khata raha, lekin phir ussi ko utha kar, 22 crore khilaf lagay, kirdr-kushi hau tu sirf siasat danon ki ho, lekin awam me chun kar, uss nalyaq aur na-ehl ko, hum pe yaad raho nazriye ko phaansi nahi lag sakti.