Chaudhry Sarwar counts on friends to chart future course
Sarwar says he is keen to serve people of Pakistan and will continue to do so even if he is not in any political party
Sarwar said he is keen to serve the people of Pakistan and will continue to do so even if he is not in any political party. PHOTO: EXPRESS/MEHMOOD QURESHI
LAHORE:
Three days after stepping down from the post of Punjab governor, Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar said that he is hoping to chart out his future political course with the help of overseas Pakistanis and his friends in the United Kingdom.
“I will speak to my friends and supporters in London, Glasgow and elsewhere about my future plans. I will then come back and have discussions with people and make a final decision,” Sarwar told The Express Tribune, before leaving for Britain Sunday night.
He also hinted that he would probably not join any other political grouping in haste on account of his experience with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
“I may not join another party abruptly to face again what happened to me as a governor,” he said.
He said he is keen to serve the people of Pakistan and will continue to do so even if he is not in any political party. “I have shifted to Pakistan to serve my people and I will do so till my last breath,” he said. “I am not going on a one-way ticket and will return to Pakistan after eight days.”
To a question about joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Sarwar said, his politics is on issues and policies. “I want to work on education policy, agriculture policy, health policy, foreign policy and so on. If I am not on the same-page with the people within a party, there is no use joining the party,” he said.
Sarwar repeated that local government elections were very important for democracy.
“If local representatives are in place, they will resolve problems of people at the grass-root level and serve them better. I will campaign for them as I have been campaigning for them in the past. I strongly believe local government elections should take place at the earliest,” he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 2rd, 2015.
Three days after stepping down from the post of Punjab governor, Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar said that he is hoping to chart out his future political course with the help of overseas Pakistanis and his friends in the United Kingdom.
“I will speak to my friends and supporters in London, Glasgow and elsewhere about my future plans. I will then come back and have discussions with people and make a final decision,” Sarwar told The Express Tribune, before leaving for Britain Sunday night.
He also hinted that he would probably not join any other political grouping in haste on account of his experience with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
“I may not join another party abruptly to face again what happened to me as a governor,” he said.
He said he is keen to serve the people of Pakistan and will continue to do so even if he is not in any political party. “I have shifted to Pakistan to serve my people and I will do so till my last breath,” he said. “I am not going on a one-way ticket and will return to Pakistan after eight days.”
To a question about joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Sarwar said, his politics is on issues and policies. “I want to work on education policy, agriculture policy, health policy, foreign policy and so on. If I am not on the same-page with the people within a party, there is no use joining the party,” he said.
Sarwar repeated that local government elections were very important for democracy.
“If local representatives are in place, they will resolve problems of people at the grass-root level and serve them better. I will campaign for them as I have been campaigning for them in the past. I strongly believe local government elections should take place at the earliest,” he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 2rd, 2015.