PML-Q refuses to support PPP in Punjab government

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PML-Q refuses to support PPP in Punjab government
By Ahmed Hassan
www.dawn.com

Tuesday, 17 Mar, 2009 | 08:29 PM PST

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) on Tuesday refused to become part of a PPP led government in Punjab and demanded the lifting of governor rule immediately and giving the opportunity to PML (N) to use its democratic right as the single largest party to form its government.

Welcoming the political patch up on restoration of deposed judges, the party however condemned what it termed as foreign interference in the internal affairs of the country and asked the politicians to use their acumen to resolve their internal feuds instead of inviting foreign interference.

The league leadership appreciated what was termed as ‘a positive role that was played by the army chief who instead of putting pressure on political leadership, offered his ‘advice’ to resolve the political issues at their own.

Speaking at a joint news conference at the PML house here, party secretary general Mushahid Hussain Sayed, secretary Information Senator Tariq Azeem and senior vice president Nilofar Bakhtiar said the party’s reunification process under aegis of veteran journalist Majeed Nizami was in an advance stage and that hopefully it would be accomplished in the near future.
They said ‘A wrong perception was created about PML(Q) having reached an understanding with PPP on the formation of government in Punjab, adding that the party was in contact with all political forces but it had never decided to side with any party as yet.’

Mushahid said ‘It was a historic occasion when the entire nation was celebrating the restoration of Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and other deposed judges who would make the judiciary independent.’

This he said has brought about a paradigm shift in the power structure of the country which had transformed into judiciary, media and civil society.

It was high time, he said that every political party respected mandate of other parties and that instead of clamping of governor’s rule the majority party should have been asked to bring in its new leader of the house.

Tariq Azeem Khan said, ‘We condemn foreign interference in the internal political issue,’ Referring to US General Michael Mullen’s statement with regard to the political disturbances in Pakistan.

He said there was a need to resolve the Punjab issue without delay after the restoration of deposed judges, to end the confrontation.

Mushahid said we have condemned the February 25 action in Punjab as we believe political instability in the largest province can generate country-wide instability.

 

[Awesome]

What else will the Chaudharies do? At least 80% of their party members have already in spirit defected to the Noon league. They have the option of firing them from any office they may hold by pulling back their ticket, but they would have to fire 80% of them!

Moreover, the voting for the new CM would be through secret ballot boxes and not by show of hands. That would mean no one really ever finds out which way did the PML-Q vote.

So the best option for Q is to let it not go to a vote and argue that Nawaz and Shabaz are declared "Ahl".

 

[Omar1984]

Why is there a PML-Q and PML-N in the first place?

Quaid-e-Azam lead only one party Muslim league. PML-Q and PML-N should unite and just be PML, follow the ways of Quaid-e-Azam and try to accomplish Quaid-e-Azam's vision for Pakistan.

 

[Rafael]

What else will the Chaudharies do? At least 80% of their party members have already in spirit defected to the Noon league. They have the option of firing them from any office they may hold by pulling back their ticket, but they would have to fire 80% of them!

Moreover, the voting for the new CM would be through secret ballot boxes and not by show of hands. That would mean no one really ever finds out which way did the PML-Q vote.

So the best option for Q is to let it not go to a vote and argue that Nawaz and Shabaz are declared "Ahl".

Somehow I feel our political parties perform much better when they are in oppositon..Once they form a govt. they become a group of Satans.

I used to hate PML-Q and its leadership in mush era, but now they certainly are showing some sense.

 

[niaz]

There really only two parties in Pakistan, PPP and PML, others parties are of little consequence. PML split into factions because NS ran way to Saudi Arabia. Natural allies of PPP are the secular parties such as MQM & ANP. PPP and PML-N alliance was a marriage of convenience to remove Musharraf, one he was gone, they parted.

I am sure that both factions of PML will recombine in the near future.

 

[Bane Blade]

Well lets hope for their sake they do not put forward a candidate in the elections but one thing is for sure that the Punjab government does hold a lot of power as one could see in the previous weeks.

Another thing this decision implicates is that they can hope one day of becoming a proper separate party for shaking hands with anyone will demolish their existence.