Concept of accountability should not be weakened rather it should be strengthened: President Alvi  

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (SABAH): President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that the concept of accountability should not be weakened rather it should be strengthened and prosecution should be strengthened. President Dr. Arif Alvi requested the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed to order fast trial of the corruption cases. He said that the PTI had identified the corrupt but failed to secure success in courts, adding that the question is simple that from where you got money. He said that it takes 15 or 20 years time to conclude the case from lower court to Supreme Court of Pakistan.

In an interview with a private news channel, President Dr. Arif Alvi stressed the need for change in the current exploitative world order based on vested interests, where big economies like India are accommodated by the world powers. He said that beside the fact that India commits atrocities on the Muslims living in India and Kashmir, the world will saying nothing to her, adding that the time has come to change this order.  He said that Afghanistan’s own money is blocked. He said that morality based international order is a possibility and this will only be forwarded by Muslim countries and Pakistan has an important position in it and it is my dream, which is going to become reality soon. Replying a question, President Alvi said that ordinance factory is present in the president house because if the opposition will not hold negotiations while sitting in the parliament than what should we do, whether we should stop making laws and should stop the country, adding that it is my duty to accept the ordinance brought by the government. He said that the issuance of the ordinance is the legal way, adding that PTI government has issued less ordinances as compared to the previous government.

He said that if the preparation of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the factory is delayed than how the election could be held on EVM, adding that only issuance of the advertisement is required for the preparation of the EVM.

President Dr. Arif Aliv said the current global order is based on vested interests and Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken a best position of not becoming anyone’s party in new cold war. He said that Pakistan had become the friend of United Stated in result of Pakistani prime minister Liaqat Ali Khan’s visit to US, adding that the friendship with the United States could move forward but we do not want to become part of anything.

The President, referring to destruction in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen and some other countries, regretted that the United States and Europe do not want any war in their own countries but use other regions of poor countries, especially the Islamic countries, for wars and conflicts and weapons are tested there and mother of all bombs is also used.

Further referring to the double standards, he said the United States was not worried about human rights of women and children during its presence in Afghanistan, but started worrying about it immediately after leaving the country. He said that what was done by US troops in Iraq it could not be even done by the ignorant person.

To a question, President Dr. Arif Alvi said that Pakistan can achieve progress and prosperity and emerge as a front-line state in the list of developed nations through enhanced development in Information Technology.

President Dr. Arif Alvi said that corruption is being eradicated but it has not been completely eradicated yet, adding that the jihad and struggle against corruption will remain continued. President said that those who were identified as corrupt, the required system is not present in Pakistan or this system is week due to which their accountability was not taken to the logical end. He said that conceptually it was very easy that we will arrest them and will recover looted money from them but after coming into power it was come to know that it is not so easy because you are dependent on other institutions, you are not an executor nor a judge.

President Dr. Arif Alvi said that he always tells the chairman NAB during meeting with him that the perception of equal accountability of opposition and government should be handed. He said that if the corrupt people are sitting in the government, the NAB should apprehend them so that the perception of people is changed. President said that it is his request from the judiciary to decide the corruption and other cases instantly. President Alvi said that Imran Khan is the champion of corruption narrative and he could sell this narrative in next elections, adding that there are other narratives too, adding that my leader Imran Khan is a big salesman.

President Alvi said that he makes compromises daily on the basis of new information, adding that you change your direction not goal. He said that there is no u-turn on principles and vision but strategy has been changed at somewhere for reaching the vision and that is practical. Dr. Alvi said that being the president of the country he has nothing to do with the organization of PTI. Replying a question regarding the performance of Sardar Usman Ahmed Khan Buzdar as chief minister Punjab, President Aliv said that he trusts the prime minister regarding decision making and accommodating all the people.