ISLAMABAD -Pakistan’s famously silent President Mamnoon Hussain breakssilence and reveals why he remained quiet in his tenure.
The famously silent former president opened up on his silence on differentissues during his presidency on SAMAA TV.
“The president has very restricted powers,” he said. “Just like kings andqueens, the president is required to speak on very few issues.”
If you look at other countries, you will see that not many presidents playan active role in politics, he remarked.
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The 78-year-old served as Pakistan’s president from 2013 to 2018. Duringhis tenure, he was criticised for his silence on many issues. Many peopleeven made memes about him.
“People have the right to express their opinions,” he said. Theresponsibility of my post required me to not express my opinion very often,Hussain added.
