“I am ready to offer my services as the next prime minister if the party leadership proposes, which might happen soon owing to the judiciary’s unconstitutional decisions,” Dasti told a news conference at the Multan press club.
Elaborating on various parties’ orientation, he said the next elections will reveal that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML- N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are “passengers on the same boat”, adding that the chief justice should stop the PML-N from becoming a dictatorial party in Punjab, if he is a part of an unbiased judiciary.
“PML-N’s hypocrisy became evident when it opposed the creation of a south Punjab province, and is now engineering a delay in selecting commission members for the new province,” he said and added that 25 days had passed since the commission was constituted, but no names had been given yet.
Dasti said that the coming elections will be completely transparent, and no party will be allowed to become the “don” of Pakistan.
Talking about where he would contest the upcoming elections, he said that he will contest from the NA-177 against Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.
“This is not my decision but the voice of the people. Since the last four years, Khar has visited her constituency only four times and people from her constituency approach me for their affairs,” Dasti added.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 13th, 2012.
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PP is tempting SC to change PM on daily basis till new elections. What a mockery in country!
Dasti can offer 'other' services
I think PPP have the most GHATIYA candidates for PM. Is the criteria for PM is conviction ??
His comic timing is AWESOME!!
If Zardari can be the president and Gilani a Prime Minister then what short is Dasti to be our honorable and most competent yet dynamic leader which a country of 180 M can produce? I take this moment to thank my countrymen for giving us these unseen fruits of democracy. Your right to choose such masterpieces makes me speechless.
hahahaha........its really a good joke...Mr. Dasti you are very jolly person.
His statement sounds like he is offering to go to jihad! True, the PM position has become so cheap that people have started calling out their name to offer what they believe is an ultimate sacrifice to sustain a corrupt system.
I support Dasti for PM. If Raja Rental could, who will not?
OMG,
What would be combination in the presence of Zardari? Does not he enough himself for the disaster of the country?
Now Donkey rules over the Pakistan ......??????? "Oh my beloved Nation plz standup for a Revoulation for ur self .. For yOur PAKISTAN ... For My Pakistan ... For Our Pakistan ...!!
@Nasir Mahmood: Not sure if Allah will ever approve a form of government where parliament or human is sovereign. Don't expect good things to come out of democracy. It is designed to go from bad to worse.
God Save Pakistan..! PPP comes up with new lows each time, just when I think they cant stoop lower, someone just comes up with something even more disgraceful..!
This person was convicted by the courts for using fake degree to get into parliament and now he wants to be the Primer Minister of Pakistan?
Only possible in this current government....
Wanted to be another passenger in the train. If he becomes the next PM it means God is still annoyed with this nation and we should pray for His forgiveness and in next election vote for the right people.
Do we have any other candidate for PM seat with the criteria of being more ghatiya then the existing candidates? Please stand up!