LAHORE: Former lawmaker Marvi Memon may have joined Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with much fanfare, but that doesn’t mean her inclusion hasn’t led to dissent within party ranks.
On Sunday, according to an official PML-N handout, party president Nawaz Sharif awarded two vacant National Assembly seats to party workers Seema Mohiuddin Jeelani and Shaheen Shafique. According to sources, one of the seats had initially been promised to Memon – but Jeelani had threatened to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) if the party decided to go ahead with its decision.
Pressed by party workers unhappy at the prospect of Memon being awarded a seat, Nawaz gave the seats to Jeelani and Shafique. The latter is reputed as an inner circle party stalwart.
The two seats in question fell vacant when PML-N’s Nuzhat Sadiq was elected senator, and Memona Hashmi joined PTI.
Memon herself is currently in Matli, Sindh, campaigning for justice for a rape victim from Sindh University.
The PML-N chief, however, has several other issues on his mind as well. Nawaz, after spending two days in Islamabad where he met opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, was expected to leave for Dubai for two days on Sunday night. Sources told The Express Tribune that the purpose of the trip was to meet “international stakeholders”.
PML-N Deputy General Secretary Ahsan Iqbal, however, said that Nawaz was merely going to pay a visit to his daughter.
According to sources, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid’s (PML-Q’s) sacked provincial president, Amir Muqam, will hold a press conference with Nawaz where he will announce his decision to join the PML-N along with two PML-Q MPAs, dozens of former lawmakers and around 500 general councillors of the party.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 2nd, 2012.
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She belongs to very rich political back ground (father). She knows how to and when use her cards. She is a cold breeze in PMLN in sindh energetic and telented. The way she work for human basis in interier Sindh and Karachi, where she viisted a Christian family with recently joined Irfan Ullah Khan Marwart accused by ex employer for theft.
It all goes to in Favor of PMLN, hope fully she will be able to win a general seat, after some time.
You shld think seriously; if u worked in N u will certainly hate Marvi and Durrani. Workers are upset by giving her such a hi protocol as all others with MNS during Mush atrocities are bunch of idiots. She have no place in N and sooner she leaves better it is for MNS, otherwise doomed to fail.
what Marvi satnds for? Can some true and loyal worker of PMLN, who worked against Mush, logically and convincingly explain to us ?? Your lunch on me.
Tayab please please don't compare Marvi with noble and the best team of N like Ahsen Iqbal,Ch.Nisar,Saad Rafique,Ishaq Dar,Hanif abbassi,Sirtaj aziz,Zafar iqbal jagra,shah sb, Raja Zafarul Haq,Khawaja Asif, Khurram Dastgeer, Abid sheer Ali, Pervaiz Rashid,and many good and experinece people. They sacrifced so much from his beloved Mush, she should be ashamed and go to PPP with Fawad. She have no place in N. she can wait for Mush.
Ayesha when Marvi was elected? She is a gold digger she must have smelled fish in Q and left Shujaat, she did not join PTI bc they did not offer info sec, she digged MNS with promise to become N leader as there was no leader leader already in N. I salute to N workers who stood up for their right to ditch this carpet begger. Glad MNS realised there will be a revolt if he made her MNA. He saved the party.
it is marvi's bad choviosce
So if she had joined PTI instead, would she instead be contesting this by-election? No. Right? Also if she was so hungry for a seat why did she leave the parliament and PML=-Q when they joined up with PPP? She should have been delighted to become part of ruling coaliation? Obviously, she is one of those politicians i Pakistan that works on principles. She should get credit for that instead of constantly criticizing her because she did not join PTI.
@Khan... come on.. everybody saw her protocol when she joined the PML(Laptop) ... the King Sharif was by her side and then during her visits to different cities of Punjab she was accorded protocol of a senior minister... which PML(Laptop) worker can have the same protocol? and what team? King Sharif - Qaaid S. Sharif - king of punjab H. Sharif - poultry king and MNA and leader of youth wing Ishaq Dar - leader of the opposition in senate Maryam Nawaz - leader of the women wing dont remember what Safdar, salman and hassan portfolios are... so please tell me how is this a team? i want to join PML(Laptop) so please tell me how can i become its president? 10 20 30 60 years? what i have to do? run away to saudia when hard times come?
She is well respected in PMLN.Still there is lot to go don;t worry dear. Marvi has joined the best team with Ahsen Iqbal,Ch.Nisar,Saad Rafique,Ishaq Dar,Hanif abbassi,Sirtaj aziz,Zafar iqbal jagra,shah sb,Raja Zafarul Haq,Khawaja Asif,Khurram Gastgeer,Abid sheer ali,Pervaiz Rashid,and many good and experinece people with courption free.
PMLN is the party announcing position in press conferences but there is a democratic way to handle.PTI printed thousands of OFFER LETTERS and Imran NIazi going to thier houses in the mid nights to request them.Imran never went for hattrik in crickect but by touching Marvi,s feet 12 times has done 4 hatricks as Hashmi is aware of this.
Marvi was not given with the offer letter to join PMLN as she has to work with PMLN.IF that was the case then she could join PTI being naving the offer letter of imran Niazi.She got respect and there is long way to go and she will serve the nation in better way as PMLN is the best POLITICAL TEAM in Pakistani politics.
Marvi deserved for this treatment.
Best for Marvi, she should join Mush, her mentor and become his mouth piece again. She will take place of Fawad and then join PPP. She is only worth that.
she says she has found right way ! would she change her decision? I guess YES.. PTI is the right way Memon :)
She got what she deserved...REAL CHANGE :)
No Comments !!!
@Sarcastically yours: hahaha good one!!!
@all who are pasting some tweets here... who are you kidding? what you expected? marvi will post that she is ditched? no...this is just a face saving talk that now she is doing...
and every one who is celebrating the victory of PML(Laptop) that they preferred old workers..please read the news again and again until you understand it..it says, "the workers threatened to join PTI" ... it means PTI is on the nerves of PML(Laptop) and now their every decision will be based on that fear...
No party in the country has democratic culture inside it. In the given circumstances, it was a rational decision for Marvi Memon to join PML(N). So be it.
PML(N) calls itself Democratic Party..Where is democracy? Its nothing more than family dictatorship..Marvi Memon was ambitious and over confidence..Sorry for Marvi Memon..
All of the people are advised to check marvi memons Twitter account because ignorance is a sin
Don't worry marvi gold digger she can join devil to get a position. PPP have seats and Z will offer and she will accept gladly. Don't lose ur sleep over opportunist marvi.
She is a great asset to PML - N. Did you guys check her speck at Fatima Jinnah University?
She will bring out her best within PML N.
Bad news. Shes a good candidate, young n fresh! Im sure She will get her share of the pakistani cake soon.. Khao aur moajay maro! luto pakistan nu!!
Marvi has no political standing and is unelectable. She has no constituency in her home province of Sindh let alone in the Punjab. She got into the assembly on a reserved seat with the support of a dictator. That is the only way she can get anywhere.
Most people ignored the fact that Nawaz offered a seat to the other lady in place of Memon because that lady was threatening to join PTI. So much for merit.
I just read her on twitter: There is negativ media campaign tryn2project I was promisd mna seat in ths assembly n was denied. Why wld I want to go back to an aSsembly I had rejectd. At the time in the same media eager2spread ths mistruth I had clarified.
and all of us are yelling at her. Come on, please confirm the news before commenting it, dont be like our hasty media.
It is OK. Marvi is used to making blunders.
PTI's heat is shaking PML-N.
Look at all these comments from "parrhey likhey", die hard PTI "Jiyalas". From top to bottom, how excited you are on other's mistakes & defeats and all that on half facts!!
Wow, very impressive... keep up the spirit !
When a polticiam denies a rumor it is usually true Marvi got what she deserved and even at the next election she is likely to loose no matter what ticket she has
@MAD:@Maulana tharra: Khalid????
Sharp eyes! You are right; I meant Tariq.
First, the title of this article is totally biased. This may be like "PMLN awarded MNA tickets to old workers" as published by many other newspapers. Second, neither Marvi asked for MNA ticket for these reserve seats nor she was promised. So, its baseless propaganda just to malign her.
No one is commenting on the real news..."Sources told The Express Tribune that the purpose of the trip was to meet “international stakeholders".
Same Negroponte & co now brokering NROv2 for Nawaz Sharif... he did not learn anything in exile
Just follow her on twitter @Marvi_Memon and see how happy she is with PMLN. PTI people it is just wishful thinking nothing else.
lol...now marvi you have a strong reason to defend PMLN
and the last one
"Sorry to disapoint the troubl mongers but neither did I ask nor was it promised n thus no promises btw me n pmln hav been broken :) !" - @Marvi_Memon
@Ch Allah Daad:
Ms Memon will distribute laptop which only shows the picture of Sharif brothers being ran out of country. The coward and selfish politician.
and another tweet
"Why wld I want to go back to an aSsembly I had rejectd. At the time in the same media eager2spread ths mistruth I had clarified." - Marvi Memon
Here is a latest tweet from Marvi repeatdly rejectd ths ludicrus claim
Happy now? Apoligies awaited
next interview : i learned my lesson, there is a family dictatorship in pml(n) and im joining mqm now
@Ch Allah Daad:
Please be in the real world, come out of the fool paradise. You will feel the world has changed and red carpet is slowly but steadily slipping from the feet of badshah of takht lahore.
Ouch!!!
I am glad that she got what she deserved. Marvi's episode is over!!! Now the country should move on.... We have a lot of young talent in Pakistan, who deserve their due chance in politics!
This will only prove that Marvi Joined PMLN on principles and not for any promised NA seat. She will stay with PMLN despite not being nominated and that will conclusively prove that she truly believes PMLN to be a better party than PTI.
@ Umair Fortunately PTI would be following the same criteria for all posts including president and vice president. Even Imran Khan would have to face the election process. Keep yourself updated.
PML N was quick to ditch Marvi Mamon!
@Umair... at least the president of PTI is not the brother or son of IK... and anyway these are interim positions and in 2 months time, PTI will hold elections...just like there is always a caretaker setup before the general elections... i challenge NS or AZ to hold free and fair elections inside their companies and we will see what happens...
@Ch. Allah Dad..
dude, leave alone marvi memon, i think NS is going to lose his own seat in the coming elections... come out of your delusional grandeur and step outside your laptop and you will see ... i predict PML(Laptop) is going to win no more than 5 seats in the next election...and SS and NS along with hamza and ch.nisar are going to lose big time .... bravo... NS has gone to Saudia to meet with international guarantors to have a 10 year deal in case IK comes into power :)
Oh Nawaz ! as usual .No more Nawazish once you have engulped the bait .
She has to learn a lot as this is Politics. Big fish always swallow a small fish. She tried to be a big fish in a day dreaming fashion but her all dreams were shattered.
She has every right to join any political party in Pakistan but the way she disgrace Imran Khan's letter from PTI was a childish effort by her. She has broken a silent confidentiality agreement between her and Imran Khan. This shows her political immaturity and she has to learn a lot to keep confidential trust within herself. She has to recognize who is her friend and who is enemy.
Well to me she has missed an excellent opportunity as offered by PTI. She is not likely to either gain popularity or high climb to a high ladder by remaining in PML-N who are selfish and by including her, Nawaz just want to gain political mileage which he will never able to gain and won even a single seat in Sindh.
Regards Dr. Saleem Siddiqi
Who cares, such happenings take place everytime. I am just waiting to see how maturely Marvi acts after this. Not a PTI fan, but her dealings with the party showed her selfish inner self.
That Got Ugly too early too fast .... National Level All time losers Champions did it again...No damn Clue what they are doing ...
LOL...that really hurts! She thinks she is champion of making great decisions..there you go, she will now face the music..she should have joined PTI or MQM..the only two parties which can bring change in Pakistan.
@Ayesha Khan
Marvi Memon has never even contested an election let alone won one the two times she was an MNA was because she was SELECTED by her party for one of their reserve seats. It is very unlikely that she well ever be Chief Minister of Sindh.
People should wait for some time. Its not long before Marvi would start making lengthy speeches against dynasty politics. I predict now she would turn to Fazulur-Rehman and would find a great, honorable, sincere and honest person in him
@MAD: Marvi Memon: A talented lady lost and wasted in PML(N)
very well done with marvi, she deserves . first she enjoyed with mussharaf, then with pml(Q)-ppp aliance, and then PTI , and now PMLN again.
oh wow look at the trolls commenting :) Marvi wants to contest the general elections from sindh and not get back into parliament on reserved seats. Tribune needs to publish authentic material duly verified by the concerned persons.
@ ALi
PML-N and Merit are two opposite things
She threatened to join PTI that's why they gave her Ticket.
Amir Muqaam will be disappointed
@Hamza: "Does PML (N) has an agenda for selecting candidates by a country wide polling of its members? NO! …. PTI has it : )"
but unfortunately PTI doesn't have any criteria to selects its president or vice president :)
time to start getting involved in house work
marvi just wait for one year, you will have your slice!
I consider this a "Sweet Revenge" by Nawaz Shareef for what Marvi has been saying about him for 11 years, when she was part of Dicttor's team. Well Played MNS. A job well done. Great Chance for Opportunists PTI, Go Get Her. Don't miss this golden chance.
Marvi Memon was on a MNA previously on a reserved seat for women,. I doubt she can win on any general constituency seat, that's why PML-N have chosen other electable candidates.
This shows how least important she is for PML-N, leaders and workers both.. At the same time the comments above show how important she still is for PTI supporters . :) Come on PTI.. or bhi gam hain dunya main marvi ka siva :)
i don't get it. When PML(N) does the right thing to give seats to long standing workers, instead of praising them , the news is about the loss of Marvi ? Its bad journalism, and well the comments are hilariously imbecilic. if anything, it goes on to show that Marvi joined as a worker, as she insisted from the start and all those who accused her of selling her soul for silver coins were actually wrong because there were no silver coins. Long live the sensationalism, idiotic twisting of the stories. I thought Tribune was not a tabloid.
@Maulana tharra:
Khalid????
Wao ... I'm Happy
A good person made a bad decision which just got very ugly.
AT FARHAN choti choti khushian.....Please confirm me if khwaja Asif...Saad Rafiuque could ever be president of PML N...I think never ever they could...bcoz Hamza shahbaz...Shahbaz shareef and then Mariam Shareef...So what type of politcs is this...
So is anyone in PTI contesting by-elections? How is Marvi any worse of than if she had joined PTI? She is going to be tasked with re-building PML-N in Sindh. Who knows 5 years from now she may even be Chief Minister Sindh. I don't think Marvi looks at things with a short term view. If she did, she oowld not have given up her seat on principle when PML - Q became a part of ruling alliance.
That proves the merit by PML(N). i'm glad to hear this news and it further increases my trust in PML(N)
I just fail to understand the comments posted by my fellow citizens. A party prefering old workers over a new one is a good thing and needs to be apreciated, regardless of whether it is PTI or PML(N). Mrvi herself stated on numerous occassions that she joined PML(N) unconditionally so why is everyone having pain in the stomach.
I would like to add to my previous comment that Marvi Memon was NEVER elected to the National Assembly and has NEVER won an election in her career and very honestly speaking I don't think she will any time soon either.
Lets wait until she reappears on tele and says:
Joining PMLN was a mistake, I have learnt from my mistakes:)
hahaha. I am glad . you should not have become greedy by joing N league.
long live IK!
hahaha look at all the comments by PTI folks, choti choti khushian hain inki :P
In PML(N) Marvi Memon still has hope to get elected in next election. If she had joined PTI, that would had ended her political career. Its better to retire than to join PTI.
Marvi Memon was a MNA from 2002 to 2011. Up until 2008 she sat on the treasury benches why wasn't she so vocal when she was in a position to do something? When the PML-Q joined the PPP led coalition she was not accommodate with a ministerial portfolio so she quit the party and joined up where she saw her best chance to get back into the Assembly and perhaps a nice portfolio. She is a politician who's main goal just like all the others (including the PTI) is to come into power and lord it over the rest of the country.
Look at her face :D its only a start Marvi :)
Does PML (N) has an agenda for selecting candidates by a country wide polling of its members? NO! .... PTI has it : )
PTI should show courage and invite her back
Excellent decision by party considering this assembly has only 1 year left at maximum.
Marvi Memon was senior in PML(Q) but she is too junior in PML(N).
Changing political party does not mean that one should get a shoulder promotion like the Police personnel in Sindh.
marvi thats was ur big fault to join PMLN. bcoz they could not bring real change in pakistan
@MAD: "Marvi Memon may not discover what happens when you burn your boats and step over to the dark side."
Should have told Khalid!
You reap what you sow.
"Opportunity" was the princilple. Opportunity knocked; knocked Ms. Memon out! Very opportune. Sorry for being punny; couldn't let the opportunity go!
This is turning out to be a hilarious episode.
Marvi...Was there any CEC like PTI who decided this or just Nawaz Shareef....Enjoy the family dictatorship...I am waiting that when you leave PML N and fight independent election...
It's not Marvi Memon's loss, it's PML(N)'s loss... how a good person took a bad decision and joined PML(N), the people fail to deliver on National Level.
Ouch, That hurt!!! :)
Marvi Memon may not discover what happens when you burn your boats and step over to the dark side.