Rights activist and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association Asma Jahangir. PHOTO: EXPRESS
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) had unveiled its picks for the caretaker chief minister of Punjab — proposing the names of Hafeez Akhtar Randhawa and Mian Aamir Mehmood along with Jahangir.
Speaking to the media in Lahore, Jahangir said the issue of caretaker setup should be resolved through consultations. She regretfully declined taking any responsibility in the caretaker set up.
The provincial legislature is scheduled to complete its term on April 9.
Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) is apparently divided over the Punjab Assembly, with the Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan-led faction calling for it not to be dissolved, while the Ishaq Dar-led group is in favour of its dissolution on March 19 along with the three other provincial assemblies.
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@Blithe: Dear this is why we call PMLN a family limited company. People blackmail a major politicla party abusing their relationships with the head, and it affects the whole country. Time to bring true democracy in all parties like PTI, otherwise they cannot survive...
@ABKhan: He is abusing the relationship with his in-laws in PML N.
If Zardari made a fool of PML N, Ishaq Dar facilitated PML N being taken for fools.
good she declined already. There would have been an intense debate about her being elected as caretaker PM.
Asma Jahangir has not forgotten the malicious campaign launched against her by almighty Imran Khan Niazi and his pseudo-intellectual PTI trolls, immediately after her name was initially proposed by PML-N as potential candidate for Caretaker PM over a month ago!
Good decision. We know elections not going to be free and fair, she is wise not to become party of caretaker govt.
Dr Imran the lady is abhorred by prime institutions that shapes our politics and government owing to some intricate traits in her.Proposing her means nothing but creating situation only.
@Blithe: So Ishaq Dar is so powerful that he made Nawaz accept the new name for NWFP? It means NS should resign and Ishaq dar should be the president of PMLN
@Lahore: Why would you say that? PMLN has already proposed her name for caretaker PM so they hardly fail to endorse this PPP recommendation.
Ishaq Dar is a too dovish and always ends up working with PPP.
He forced pml n to accept name change of NWFP and other disastrous policies of 18th amendment .
Why doesn't he just join PPP? PML n can very well do without him !
I think its a right decision.
Wise decision! Good thinking; these corrupt politicians just wanted to use her name.
It is the right stance of Asma Jahangir ; because the politicians do not know how to handle the situations like it? All the politicians ' who were enjoying the power must come up with good solutions to move this country forward.
she is a shrewd woman knows well that her nomination is only for paper work and no one will give her role of care taker. So refuses for this