Summary Those ridiculing the constitution are traitors of the nation, says Asif Ali Zardari.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari Saturday stated that the sanctity of the constitution requires that along with its implementation, it should be protected as well. He added that those ridiculing the constitution are traitors of the nation.
In a message regarding Constitution Day, Zardari stated that tearing up the constitution was similar to tearing up the soul of the nation. He stated that a dictator not only violated the constitution but also ridiculed it by calling it a 15-page document.
The PPP leader hoped that the Constitution Day will prove to be effective in helping the nation of the significance of the constitution as it was the guarantor of rights to the citizens and it was a social agreement between the state and its citizens. He added that it was due to the constitution that Federation and its entities were linked with one another.
Zardari stated that the unanimously agreed upon constitution was a major achievement of PPP founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
He stated that Bhutto unified all segments of the society on the basis of constitution for which a tribute should be offered to him.
Zardari further stated that after Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto also upheld the rule and honour of the constitution and democracy up until her last breath.
