President Asif Ali Zardari continued his tirade against Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) – a party currently in power in Punjab and running a campaign against the president – for the second consecutive day, while the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief sided with the latter on Friday.
Zardari, during his address in Lahore, remarked that the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) could have taken the Punjab government to itself, but was “gracious” enough to hand it over to the PML-N.
The president stated that the PPP rested its trust with the PML-N and gave it a chance to prove itself, but instead it displayed “Pharaoh-ism”.
JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman, in order to express his support to the PML-N, said that the president has lowered himself politically after giving statements on Thursday regarding the funeral of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif’s father.
Rehman advised PML-N to not respond to the president’s remarks and said that the PPP’s politics is not that of reconciliation.
Alleging that the PPP wants to reopen Nato supply routes, Rehman announced boycotting the Parliamentary Committee on National Security which is reviewing the foreign policy.
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@H Chaudhry: Sir with due respect PPP never made an election alliance with JUI, JI or any such extreme rightwing party. Their only alliance has been after the elections and people have given not so clear verdict. Regards, Mirza
@Jibran Pakistanis support PPP going full throttle ?? PML N has not done any thing !! Are you sleeping or dreaming ? PPP did any thing ? PML N actually is a better of two evils !
@Mirza PML N won in land slide in 1992 after Bhuttos corruption ! JUI has been PPP's ally for two decades, what about that ?
@Mirza wats ur problem,if pmln being centre to right party allies with rightwing party it will increase their chances to win the election.PMLN and JUI have never been in to pre poll alliance.This time around both parties are working on the formula of seat adjustments in KP and Balochistan.It will work in their benefit for example in mansehra n kala dacca there is 50% pashtoon vote and fifty percent Hindko vote,if both make seat adjustments their candidates will win with huge margins.Same could be said for other areas such as DI khan,karak,mardan,hangu,kohat and lakki marwat.
PML-N has never won an election all by itself and have always allied with the extreme rightwing forces. This is nothing new and it had to happen. If not JUI then JI or likes.
It means that Zardari regime has done perfectly well so far. Wow.............@Beatle:
Space filling news
He feels, perhaps, that enough is enough. Considering to what Shehbaz and his aides have been saying for the last 2 years, the President's comments are somewhat linient.
Zardari, leave long long statement and Give Electricity and stop load shading. You cannot stop this small thing and gives long statement. You just prosper corruption.
I dont always agree with Molana, but the president is going against his prestige, or probably he has now realized all those facebook jokes :)
beware Nawaz shareef
Fazal supports shareef only for his benifit maulana is no ones friend
Yawn Just another day in the Pakistani political circus!
One the side note:- As much as you were in power to take the Punjab government; so much PML N was in power to take federal government. Shouldn't you be little thankful too, Mr. President?
Hazrat sb. you will also be there on a phone call by president and a visit of Rehman Malik