Pakistan Muslim League-Functional chief Pir Pagara is on a tour of Punjab. PHOTO: EXPRESS
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) chief Pir Pagara has said that it would be a miracle if the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) manages to secure more than 50 seats in the national assembly in the upcoming polls, Express News reported.
Speaking to the media at Lal Haweli in Rawalpindi, the PML-F chief said public sentiment was polarized against the PPP.
“I have been in Punjab for past five days. I met a lot of different people. In Sindh we had the perception that the PPP will take a clear majority in polls. But after looking at the reaction of people in different areas, I am not so sure.”
The Pir Pagara in a matter-of-fact manner said that it would be very difficult for the PPP to secure enough seats to form a government in the centre. “Maybe my figures are not accurate, but there are around 340 seats in the National Assembly, and if the PPP manages to secure even 50 seats in the upcoming polls, it will be a miracle.”
“It is not the point of what other parties have worked for, rather it is the PPP that has destroyed itself in the way it has run the country so far.”
The PML-F chief said that any government that is elected into power will have to face the after effects of the incumbent government’s five year term. “They have pushed the country far back. The situation is so bad that even the government that is elected into power, it will be a headache for them to take the country forward.”
The PML-F has agreed to an electoral alliance with the PML-N, primarily to contest against the PPP.
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PPP and PML-N will have a tough contest. Last few weeks are critical.
@ikhlaas:
and what will it be called if IK even wins his seat.................
PPP will at least get around 75 seats!
Zardari will rule with 50 seats Anynparty that secures 50!seats wil be the king maker but impredict 92 seats, watch this space
Dunno about PPP but PML-F surprise if they win 10 seats!
lol - i bet, Pakistan will witness super-duper miracle when PPP will win the elections again. Poor us.
@A-No.1: why do you think that jagirdars,waderas,sardars etc do not pay taxes ? remove this wrong concept from your mind that all jaagirdaars,waderas etc are corrupt.imran khan himself has waderas like shah mehmood qureshi,he is also a jaaagirdars.this is a wrong concept that all sardars ,waderas have a grip on poor peaple,have you ever seen pir pagara,ask his all peaple that how he helps them financially.i bet you will understand that all parties have their pros and cons.Using these terms show that you are targeting s psrticuler community
I Really Hope PTI gets into POWER!! SAVE PAKISTAN! & VOTE FOR PTI!
@A-No.1:
true...lets just hope for the best..
if pml f wins 8 seats it will be a miracle of miracles
""The PML-F has agreed to an electoral alliance with the PML-N, primarily to contest against the PPP""
The real reason for this alliance is the fear that PTI will gain power. If so, the waderas, jagirdars, rich industrialists (who pay little or no taxes), landlords, maliks, sardars etc will be pushed to the wall and slowly lose their grip on the poor people of this country. All this tamasha is to protect their power bases. Simple.