By Xinhua
Islamabad : Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz rejected local media reports that the government was considering options of imposing martial law or declaring emergency.
Talking to reporters at a meeting with Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) at the prime minister’s house here Friday, Aziz said, “I do not want to comment on these reports as these are all speculations. The media should avoid such speculations as they lead to uncertainty.”
In view of the ongoing petitions challenging President Pervez Musharraf’s candidacy in the Supreme Court, local media recently reported that the government was considering imposing martial law or declaring a state of emergency in the country if the Supreme Court issued a verdict against Musharraf.
Some media reported that the government was trying to pressurize the Supreme Court by threatening to impose martial law.
Aziz said the reports were not based on any credible information and urged the media not to create more uncertainties about the situation.
An 11-member bench of the Supreme Court hearing Musharraf’s re-election case announced Friday that it would issue a verdict in line with the constitution and law, regardless of threats from any party or group.
The Associated Press of Pakistan reported that the Supreme Court has decided to resume hearing of arguments from Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum next Monday, and then it would again adjourn the case till Nov 12.
According to reports, the Pakistani parliament gave Musharraf another term as president by a clear majority on Oct 6.