Caretaker setup: PML-N to demand removal of governors
Chaudhry Nisar says Dr Tahirul Qadri has no role in politics.
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
PML-N will formally demand the removal of all politically-appointed governors for the upcoming elections, said Opposition Leader, National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) stalwart said President Asif Ali Zardari’s political horse trading was nearing its logical end, referring to the appointment of Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood as Punjab Governor.
Nisar said the incoming governor had been appointed to make an impact for the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the upcoming polls as well as bolster the plummeting perception of the party, but that the move would neither benefit South Punjab nor the PPP.
He added that the existing government will automatically dissolve under the Constitution before elections, leaving politically appointed governors in a fix to retain their positions.
Speaking about Minhajul Quran International chief, Dr Tahirul Qadri’s nearing ‘deadline’ for the government, the opposition leader said he does not see a role for Qadri in Pakistani politics.
Taking a jibe at Qadri and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, Nisar said that Qadri, like Imran, had attempted to launch his political career numerous times, but only managed to win a single seat – and that too with the support of former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf.
The PTI and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) had been exposed after coming out in support of Qadri, Nisar claimed, adding that Imran now wanted to enter the corridors of power with Qadri’s help while MQM, a coalition partner for five years, was now willing to march against its own government for its own ‘narrow’ interests.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 27th, 2012.
PML-N will formally demand the removal of all politically-appointed governors for the upcoming elections, said Opposition Leader, National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) stalwart said President Asif Ali Zardari’s political horse trading was nearing its logical end, referring to the appointment of Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood as Punjab Governor.
Nisar said the incoming governor had been appointed to make an impact for the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the upcoming polls as well as bolster the plummeting perception of the party, but that the move would neither benefit South Punjab nor the PPP.
He added that the existing government will automatically dissolve under the Constitution before elections, leaving politically appointed governors in a fix to retain their positions.
Speaking about Minhajul Quran International chief, Dr Tahirul Qadri’s nearing ‘deadline’ for the government, the opposition leader said he does not see a role for Qadri in Pakistani politics.
Taking a jibe at Qadri and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, Nisar said that Qadri, like Imran, had attempted to launch his political career numerous times, but only managed to win a single seat – and that too with the support of former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf.
The PTI and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) had been exposed after coming out in support of Qadri, Nisar claimed, adding that Imran now wanted to enter the corridors of power with Qadri’s help while MQM, a coalition partner for five years, was now willing to march against its own government for its own ‘narrow’ interests.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 27th, 2012.