PML (Q) not against judges’ restoration

Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Tuesday took a U-turn over the deposed judges issue with its president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain saying that the party had never opposed their reinstatement.Party sources said that most of the MNAs who spoke about the judges issue at a meeting of the PML (Q) parliamentary party were of the view that the party should support a parliamentary resolution to restore the deposed judges.”We do not oppose judges restoration and rather want resolution of the judges issue in line with the public sentiments and aspirations,” said the PML President Ch. Shujaat Hussain while talking to the media at his residence after the PML (Q) Parliamentary Party meeting. Ch. Shujaat said he never opposed the judges restoration and it was up to the ruling coalition to decide how many judges would be restored and when.Hailing the removal of the graduation condition for contesting elections, Chaudhry Shujaat said it would help strengthen the democratic system.Commenting on he news conference addressed by leaders of the ruling coalition, Shujaat said there was no harmony in the statements of both the leaders.”I had earlier predicted that the one-month timeframe would come to an end but these politicians would not be able to settle the judges issue. Now you see, 9 days are left in the deadline and they have formed a committee to settle the issue,” he said.Shujaat reminded both the PPP and PML-N to shift their attention towards the issues being faced by the common public, saying that the government should shift its focus to resolve Atta, power and water crisis.”The PML would continue reminding the coalition government to fulfill the promises they made to the masses during their electoral campaign”, he said.Shujaat brushed aside the impression that the party was facing any internal split. “All the names which captured headlines in media are present here. They all are with the party,” he added.Earlier, Senator S.M. Zafar gave a detailed briefing about apossible resolution to restore the deposed judges.