Tribune Take: Shah Mehmood Qureshi up for grabs
Gibran Peshimam, news editor, the Express Tribune, explains Qureshi's electoral significance and the impact his resignation will have on the PPP.
Peshimam says if Qureshi were to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), he would change the electoral map in 2013, impacting both the PPP and the PML-N.
He explains Qureshi's vote bank and his powerful personal following is based not only by his charisma and charm but his landowning lineage as well.
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In Pakistan there should have been one law in operation for a long time which would have tremendously helped stabilise the civil political setup.
That is, for a certain period of time, say three years, no politician crossing over from one political party to another will be eligible for some political appointment unless and until, in the interim period of three years, the politician has proved his/her loyalty to the adopted party.
And the politician walking over from one party to another will furthermore be deprived from casting his her vote until a certain time period has elapsed.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi should join BJP.
Qureshi is an honest man. took a just stand on ramind davis issue & kerry lugar bill. Welcome to PTI. Insha allah the day is not far away when PTI will sweep both PPP & PML(N) in the next general elections.