Pakistan

‘No blanket amnesty for PML-Q dissidents’

PML-N decides to invite only those legislators whose constituencies lack party presence.

Abdul Manan May 10, 2011

LAHORE:

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided not to offer a blanket amnesty to PML-Q dissidents, but ‘invite’ only those lawmakers whose constituencies lack strong PML-N candidates, sources told The Express Tribune on Monday.

The decision was made during the party’s two-day-long informal consultative meetings with senior party leaders, including its chief Mian Nawaz Sharif.

“The party leaders held detailed discussions on the pros and cons of the alliance between the PPP and PML-Q and (decided that a) final decision about the fate of the like-minded (group of the PML-Q) would be taken in the joint meeting,” the party sources said.

Senior PML-N leaders, sources said, informed Nawaz Sharif that most of the PML-Q’s like-minded members in the National Assembly were unwilling to join PML-N after waiting for PML-N assent for three years.

May 2 incident

Although the party leaders are learnt to have decided to remain silent on the army and the ISI’s failure on the May 2, they decided to ratchet up the criticism of the federal government.

The sources said that Sharif might negotiate with the establishment over the Abbotabad issue on certain conditions. They said that if negotiations were successful, the PML-N might tone down its criticism of the embarrassing episode.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 10^th, 2011.

COMMENTS (5)

Billoo Bhaya | 13 years ago | Reply Traitor.

Sultan Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply Every Pakistani know that, our country is passing through a horrible circumstances United States has refused to say sorry on the violation of our sovereignty and expressed its resolve to more such action. As for as insurgency is concerned,Talban are talking about revenge of their leader Osama who has recently been killed. Our economy is already at stake,people of Pakistan are facing such dire condition never existed during last 62 years. But the power game is going on with fast motion, In fact there is no such leader who be able to control the situation. shortage of gas and power has taken the country to the brink. People of Pakistan are looking at the sky and praying for leader who save the sinking boat of the nation.

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Asmat Jamal | 13 years ago | Reply While every body is worried about the repurcussions and fallout of Abbotabad impasse, Mr Bhola is still focused on PML N and Q brawl. I advised you Bholla Bhai in all sincerity, that Politics is beyond you and that you should look after your and your spouse health and enjoy your money, you are again playing politics. You are suffering from orientation syndrome other wise your statement should not have been about "Q" but about our future relations with USA and destiny of the country.

Owais Kiyani | 13 years ago | Reply We desperately need a Leader, i mean a real leader in its true essence who can drive the nation's fate from such a embarassing situation. We pakistani shall remain optimistic all the time but dear NS, please do not pretend to be a leader of Pakistani nation by your own. My beloved country is in deep trouble and my motherland is at stake and (so called "Leader") is trying to sort out about PML Q alliance. Mr NS we need our country to be strong rather than your limited party consituencies. We can die for our country but sorry Mr. NS we can not sit back and see how you slowly and tactfully react on May 2 incident, keeping all parties happy with PML N.

Mirza | 13 years ago | Reply Why did the political offspring of Zia take so much time to come hard on PPP govt and protect the army. Since the army and ISI have disappointed the nation with their secret double dealings with the US and OBL. As a result, the PML-N should demand the resignation of President and PM and not any army general. Perhaps NS has not forgotten the ass kicking he got from the generals when he tried to oppose them. The "lion of Punjab" came back at the right time from London.

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