Resignations not to break up coalition, says Sherry

Sherry stressed that the resignation of the PML-N members from the cabinet should not be taken as a negative signal, as it does not mean the breaking of the coalition. "If anything, it is meant to strengthen democracy. They have taken the decision in line with their pledge to step aside if the judges issue is not resolved on time. This is their democratic right and we respect this. The cabinet posts left vacant by the PML-N members will not be filled. The PPP is very clear that the course of dialogue will be pursued to resolve the issue amicably."

Sherry said that for her Party, there are no two ways about the fact that the actions of November 3 were unconstitutional and illegal."Hours after the November 3 Martial Law was declared, Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto flew back from Dubai and held a Press conference to strongly denounce the move. Our party workers were subjected to arrests, harassments and torture by the state authorities to crush our resolve to protest the move.

Mohtarma herself was kept under a house arrest for over a week, Sherry recalled. She said that all these sacrifices were made because the PPP was clear in its stand against the Martial Law and the suspension of the judiciary.