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Sharif, who forced the PPP to reinstate judges sacked during the 2007 emergency by leading a massive protest on the issue earlier this week, said the government should also look into a Supreme Court judgement that barred him and his brother Shahbaz Sharif from electoral politics.
He said the government should scrap the 17th amendment to the constitution that gives the President sweeping powers to dismiss the Prime Minister and dissolve parliament and restore the constitution to its position in October 1999, when a PML-N government was removed by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
Sharif said the entire country had rejected the Supreme Court's judgment disqualifying him and his brother from contesting polls and holding elected office. "The federal government should look into the judgment," he told a news conference at his residence in Lahore.
After the apex court delivered its verdict on February 25, President Asif Ali Zardari imposed Governor's Rule in Punjab province, which was ruled by the PML-N. However, Sharif said there was no justification for the Governor's Rule and demanded that the PML-N government should be restored.
Sharif said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had indicated his willingness to hold discussions on these issues.
He also called on all political parties to work together to tackle the problems facing the country.
Pakistan's problems cannot be resolved by any one political party. Rather all parties and the people should unite in this regard," he said.
Describing the restoration of the deposed judges as a victory of the people, he said that Pakistanis had proved they had the power to change the "obsolete system" in the country.
Sharif said the PML-N had given no thought on forming an alliance with the PPP at the centre or in Punjab. The PML-N and PPP were earlier allies in the federal and provincial governments.
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Sharif is having his way and will have his way this time too. Ultimately, the people's will should prevail. Then, there will be hope for Pak.
No one should be hoodwinked by the latest gimmicks of this Pakistani politician. He is an illegitimate product of a military dictatorship. He was the blue-eyed boy of the notorious Gen Zia who had crafted the doctrine of "bleed India through a thousand cuts". He was C.M. of Punjab when Benazir Bhutto was the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He had been so devoid of decency that he failed to give, as C.M. of state, the normal protocol due to a P.M. of the country. He is an Industrialist who exploited the national resources to build up an industrial empire for his family. His family adheres to Wahhabi Ideology and he had always enjoyed deep close relationship with Taleban. During his premiership he had forced all the organs of government to act as subservient to his whims and fancies. He had kept Zardari behind bars without any judicial remedy. Today he is engaging in the drama of democracy. However, he is more dangerous for India than Zardari. He is a pot calling the kettle black
Very dangerous statement by Sharif. He should have moved to Remove Zardari, which is person relation not scrap powers which is position related. This shows that concept of democracy is still not embedded in Pakistan.
Make Mr.Sherif as President and everything will in place.
Making Mr.Sheriff as prsident will sort out all problems.