Situation not as chaotic as seems: Khar

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, suggested on Wednesday that the apex court was trying to boost its power by ordering the arrest of the prime minister on corruption allegations, but during a speech in New York she said the situation was not as "chaotic" as it might appear.

Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday. In June, Ashrafreplaced Yusuf RazaGilani, who was disqualified by the Supreme Court in a showdown between the government and the judiciary. "What looks like an extremely chaotic situation to the foreigners is actually institutions, which have been stemmed for many years by dictatorial regimes in Pakistan ... finding their rightful place," Khar told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. "As each of these institutions, whether it's the parliament, or the judiciary, or the others, find their rightful place, there's a tendency to try and enlarge their space," she said. But when asked whether she thought the Supreme Court had overreached, Khar said: "We have our views on it, but I am not going to share right now." The arrest order for Ashraf along with a mass protest in the capital, Islamabad, led by Muslim cleric Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, has fueled fears among some politicians that the military was working with the judiciary to force out a civilian leader. However, the ruling coalition led by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has a majority in parliament and lawmakers can elect another prime minister if Ashraf is ousted. The foreign minister downplayed the influence of cleric Qadri, who played a role in backing a military coup in 1999. The fiery orator returned from Canada less than a month ago to lead a call for electoral reforms to bar corrupt politicians from office, which made him an instant hit among disillusioned Pakistanis. Qadri is camped out near the federal parliament with thousands of supporters and has demanded the government resign. Interior minister on Wednesday warned Qadri and his supporters to disperse, saying they were at risk of attack by militants. "Everybody or anybody who has any credibility has distanced themselves from him by miles,"Khar said. "He is a man who currently is becoming a pariah in some ways." "These large hordes of numbers that we talk about that he has been able to gather are clearly not representative of the 180 million people," she said. "The demands that he is making are all ones which want to derail the democratic process." Elections are due in a few months. President Asif Ali Zardari hopes his administration will be the first civilian government to complete its term in 65 years. http://rtilive.pk/detail/9565 Right to Information Pakistan Live, RTI Live, Information Pakistan, RTI online Research ORganization,breaking news pakistan,current news about pakistan,current news from pakistan,current news of pakistan,current news on pakistan,current news pakistan,google news pakistan,hot news of pakistan,karachi pakistan news,latest news about pakistan,latest news from pakistan,latest news in pakistan,latest news of pakistan,latest news on pakistan,latest news pakistan,latest news pakistan urdu,latest pakistan news,live news pakistan,news about pakistan,news from pakistan,news in pakistan,news of pakistan,news on pakistan,news pakistan,news pakistan latest,pakistan current news,pakistan flood news,pakistan floods news,pakistan karachi news,pakistan latest news,pakistan latest news online,pakistan live news,pakistan new news,pakistan news,pakistan news channel,pakistan news lahore,pakistan news latest,pakistan news live,pakistan news online,pakistan news paper,pakistan news papers,pakistan news service,pakistan news today,pakistan news tv,pakistan news urdu,pakistan news english,pakistan news video,pakistan political news,pakistan top news,pakistan urdu news,pakistan english news,pakistan world news,todaynews of pakistan,rti news of pakistan,rtilive news of pakistan,top news of pakistan,urdu news pakistan,english news pakistan,urdu pakistan news,english pakistan news,world news pakistan,www pakistan urdu news,www pakistan english news,www rtilive pk news,yahoo pakistan news,action news,breaking news,business news, current news,daily news,e news,entertainment news,google news,headline news,india news,pakistan news,international news,it news,latest news,live news,lacal news,national news,new news,news,news channel,news channels,news entertainment,news for kids,news for today,news live,news of the day,news of the world,news of today,news of world,news paper,news papers,news today,news video,news weather,online news,recent news,science news,news the,today news,top news,weather news,world news,news yahoo,yahoo news,President Asif Ali Zardari, PM arrest order, Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, chairman of the NAB, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Tahir-ul Qadri, President Asif Ali Zardari, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Tahir-ul Qadri,Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira, Dr Qadri, Yusuf Raza Gilani, Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar,Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)