MULTAN: Calling the government move to create more provinces a ‘political bluff’, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday that the incumbents of the Prime Minister House wanted to score political points.
“Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani may dupe the people of south Punjab, but he cannot fool the Supreme Court,” Qureshi said while addressing a public gathering in Multan where former political figures announced joining the PTI.
He added that the administration would not be able to escape the NRO despite all its ‘lame excuses’ that it was planning to present before the apex court.
Qureshi warned of a ‘severe law and order situation’ in the country, if the government continued to ignore the Supreme Court orders. He alleged that the ‘corrupt’ government was dilly-dallying on implementing the court verdicts because it wanted to amass as much wealth as it could before its ouster from power.
Prime Minister Gilani doesn’t care for people’s problems, he is only interested in spending their hard-earned money to get his son elected from the NA-148 constituency in the next election, the PTI leader claimed. “Change in Pakistan is only possible, if the PTI comes into power,” he said.
Referring to the lack of consensus among the coalition partners on the issue of creating new provinces, Qureshi said the government should first put its own house in order before thinking about addressing people’s issues.
Referendum is the only way to settle this issue, like India did in its Punjab region, he said. “The Pakistan Peoples Party is no longer the party with a unique ideology, today it has been reduced to a Zardari league.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 8th, 2012.
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SMQ let the people decide not the elites like you. All of a sudden you have become a socialist revolutionary. Let the election results talk not the empty words. You have been elected not on your personal basis but PPP ticket. Now start working for the next elections and prove your worth.
rightly said
It's annoying when politicians change what they're wearing to simply try and appeal to their immediate surroundings like people are going to vote in their direction because they wore a turban for a few minutes. ...Then again, it is Pakistan. That alone could probably be enough for many people.
Gilani can deceive the people of south Punjab, but they cannot deceive the Supreme Court,”
So much for the faith in people and democracy!
@Sindhivoice...Would you plzz like to guide us where referendum is not allowed in the constitution?? Referendums are arranged to know the general will of the people about any particular issue...Bill isn't going to pass after referendum, its just to know ppl's view before passing the bill...Get some knowledge dude..
I do support creation of new provinces on Administrative lines but the time is not suitable right now.
Seems like Mr. Queshi is hijacking the party. Bye bye Imran!
Mr. Qureshi, Talk some sense. There is no room for Referendum. There is constitutional provision of passing the bill by 2/3 majority both from Provincial and National Assembly.Follow the law of land.No superficial solutions needed!!
Here goes the Establishment man! Now that PTI has got feudal lords like Qureshi, it is going to bring about a "Youth- Corruption free" revolution in Pakistan!
he has a point..