Resignations not to break up coalition, says Sherry

She said that the PPP resolve to restore the pre November 3 judiciary should not be doubted. We have no differences with the PML-N over the restoration of the judiciary. The only point of disagreement is the method of restoration, Sherry emphasized. She said that the implementation of the resolution would require an amendment in the Judges Act 1997 to permit for more than 17 judges that the current Act allows.

The Prime Minister cannot increase the number of judges of the Supreme Court from 17 to more than 25 merely by issuing an executive order. It has to be done through an Act of the Parliament." She said that being a responsible government that is answerable to the public, the PPP would never force the PM to take an unlawful step to rectify the mistakes of the past.

Democracy demands patience. There are no overnight solutions to the mess the country has been left with by the nine years of misrule and mismanagement. The public and the media is requested to understand and respect that the PPP's resolve to uphold the sanctity of the parliament. We cannot break laws to create new laws. The judges issue will be resolved, but only the right method would be followed.