Will Nisar join PTI? Internal rift in PML-N... How could it happen! What has become of PML... Z,N,Q

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In which case he will become saint, every lota who have ever joined PTI have become saint in eyes of sheeps.

In other words, anyone who leaves PML-N and then joins PTI, will become a lota. On the other hand, if anyone was with Mushi, then with Q-League and then joined PML-N, he's no lota.

 

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Nothing much, I don't think that he should resign from interior ministry, he is doing a fine job. The real issue has been the sabotage of negotiations with TTP. Military never wanted anything other than an operation. Even Rustum Shah Mehmand also pointed to the role of hidden hand in sabotaging negotiations.Furthermore, as recently Gen Abbas mentioned that military had already put in place plans to attack NWA years ago. PM also put his weight behind the military which P*ssed him off. Secondly is the furstration that Military agencies have refused to act under NACTA's join intelligence bureau along with civilian agencies.These developments have frustrated his brainchild of National Internal Security Policy. He is 100% right in his complains that he is not being allowed to work freely.

I talked to a few of the N leakers, see the pun? Khair on topic Nisar sb is being unreasonable with this stance. The mojority of the populace was tired of his ping pong stance of being here and there with the stance to have negotiations with the terrorists who were not at all serious and were consolidating their position in major urban centres. The PM was right for once to actually listen to the public not just his voter base. Nisar sb was left holding his well you know what because his statements and policies were as ambiguous as the pipplia whats his name rahman malik.

He also has other issues which i will not disclose as its not my place. The joint policy he is raising an issue about has the military circle's apprehensions that the with each passing govt, the FIA, IB and the CIA they get more politicised. The Army also doubts their capabilities ( which is subpar ) and has no faith in them. Also they exaggerate but where there is smoke there is fire.

 

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Get back to work, Nawaz tells Nisar

Nisar half-convinced to get back as interior minister even though PM has given him assurance that his concerns would be addressed
Nisar’s formal return expected after a meeting with finance and defence ministers next week in Islamabad



“Chaudhry sahab why do you get annoyed? You are a senior and important leader of the party,” the premier reportedly said after embracing Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan in a meeting Saturday which marked the return of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s “angry” veteran in the government while some believe that the minister’s “formal return” is due next week after a reconciliatory meeting in Islamabad with some cabinet members “who are the real bone of contention”.

“One only gets upset with the ones he holds dear. I do get angry at times but can’t even think of quitting the party. It is unjust to doubt my loyalties for if I had a grudge, I would not have come all the way from Chakri to Lahore,” sources quoted Nisar as saying during the five-hour-long meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif at Raiwind where Nisar’s reservations which led to his resignation were discussed along with other PML-N affairs.

The long-frozen ice broke when the conversation, also attended by Punjab CM’s son Hamza Shahbaz, took a lighter tone when Nawaz and Nisar exchanged smiles over the prime minister’s reference to his telephone calls that Nisar had apparently not been taking.

The premier, who is on a three-day visit to Lahore, had chaired a PML-N meeting Friday which was skipped by Nisar, however this time around, Shahbaz brought the interior minister to their house for a meeting.

During the meeting, the Sharif brothers had to deal with Nisar’s annoyance over non-implementation of the National Security Policy prepared by him and “interference” by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Defence Minister Khwaja Asif in his ministry’s affairs.

Nisar had also been perturbed over the premier not taking him into confidence over budgetary matters and NWA operation decision including Taliban talks, while he had also expressed reservations over government’s handling of former president Pervez Musharraf’ case.

While stating that government’s decisions were taken after the consent of majority of party leaders, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told Nisar to “let go of his grievances and get back to work” as his ministry had a very important role in the prevailing circumstances.

Sources privy to the meeting’s details said that the premier also told Nisar that the party held his services in high esteem and it would “not let him go” anywhere.

Addressing the meeting, the interior minister made it clear that he was with the party and would stand by it. As Nisar told the premier that he was not going to leave the party, Nawaz commented that “circumstances do change”.

In response, Nisar made his point asserting, “Others may be frightened by circumstances; not me.”

With the premier still adamant on “certain issues” and Nisar half convinced with the assurances given to him, Nawaz directed Shahbaz to contact other cabinet ministers on the issue.

It is learnt that the interior minister will soon be made to meet Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khwaja Asif and others in a meeting next week in Islamabad where the premier will hear the ministers’ issues and try to broker an understanding.

Get back to work, Nawaz tells Nisar | Pakistan Today

 

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Power triangle: PM wins back estranged Nisar
By Abdul Manan
Published: July 6, 2014

LAHORE:
After five hours of deliberations, reassurances and appeasement, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif succeeded in winning over disgruntled Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar by giving in to his key demands.

Nisar’s disagreement with Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who is also water and power minister, had created a major rift among the leaders of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). But on Saturday, at a meeting in Raiwind, the Sharif brothers assuaged Nisar, who then persuaded them to go about his way to deal with crunch issues, sources said.

Officials indicate that the interior minister convinced the PML-N leadership to remove Asif as defence minister and hand the portfolio to Lt Gen (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch or someone else. The premier might even keep the defence portfolio himself, they added.

It was also resolved that on national security issues, PM Nawaz, Shahbaz Sharif and Nisar will be the three focal persons who will frame and decide policy – a move that will limit the roles of Asif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.

Moreover, PM Nawaz will restrict Dar within the confines of the finance ministry, and if and when the premier wants to assign him tasks other than those related to finance, they will be discussed with Nisar beforehand.

One of the main reasons for the bitterness with Dar and Khawaja Asif was the severe reservations that Nisar had over the mishandling of Pervez Musharraf’s treason trial and the defence minister’s conduct while tackling the military.

In March, Nawaz had ignored Nisar’s proposal after the special court’s judgment to let Musharraf go abroad and not agitate the military. However, the premier chose to go along with Asif’s prescribed way of going ahead with the former military ruler’s trial, sources said.

During the five-hour meeting, the three leaders discussed Musharraf’s ECL case pending in the Supreme Court and assured Nisar that the next move in pursuing the case, whether in the Supreme Court or the special court, will be decided in consultation with him.

Another issue raised by Nisar was Asif’s immediate media interview after Operation Zarb-e-Azb began in North Waziristan Agency in which he said the government had already wasted time in talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

Officials said Nisar, along with Shahbaz Sharif, disliked his statement and apprised the prime minister about its repercussions.

The future role of Ishaq Dar was also heavily deliberated on. According to officials, Chaudhry Nisar told Nawaz that Dar had divided the party into ethnic lobbies such as ‘northern areas, central Punjab and South Punjab wings’, which tainted the leadership’s image. The finance minister also pretended to be ‘second to the prime minister’ and his decision would be regarded as final, which disheartened members of the party, complained the interior minister.

After hearing him out, the PML-N leadership also decided to minimise Dar’s role.

According to a government spokesperson, the prime minister, in conclusion, asked Nisar to resume his responsibilities and work with full dedication.

Nawaz thanked Shahbaz Sharif for bringing Nisar to him to address his grievances, while Shahbaz called the interior minister his elder brother, officials added.

The next meeting of Nawaz, Nisar and other ministers will be scheduled at the PM House soon. “The prime minister said that difference of opinion is the beauty of democracy,” the spokesman said.

During the latter part of the meeting, it was also decided that the Parliamentary Committee on Election Reform and talks with Imran Khan regarding the rigging probe of four constituencies will be steered by Shahbaz Sharif and Nisar.

The three leaders also discussed the timeline for the military operation in North Waziristan, as well as Tahirul Qadri and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s long march.

The three leaders settled on Ishaq Dar’s handling the issue of IDPs settlement and proposing a new plan for fund raising.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 6th, 2014.