Pakistan

Embarrassed by Sarwar’s exit, Sharif brothers cautious in naming next Punjab governor

Sarwar blamed PML-N govt of bad governance and joined PTI after resigning from the governor’s post

Web Desk February 20, 2015

Nawaz Shairf and Shahbaz Sharif. PHOTO: REUTERS

ISLAMABAD: The Sharif brothers are being very cautious in finalising the name of next governor Punjab because of the embarrassment caused by Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar who blamed the PML-N government of bad governance and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf after resigning from the governor’s post, a party source told Dawn.

“It seems the leadership is looking for a candidate who is respected in the party and has displayed unrivalled loyalty towards the Sharif family over the years. After the disastrous experience with Chaudhry Sarwar, who was picked despite serious reservations by senior party leaders, the Sharifs are being extra cautious,” the party lawmaker said.

Claiming to be privy to a discussion regarding selection of the new governor, the party source said that a few names that had so far emerged had their own baggage, making it difficult for the PM to pick one.

The names under consideration include Senator Raja Zafarul Haq, Senator Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal, Chaudhry Saud Majeed and Tehmina Daultana.

COMMENTS (16)

raider | 9 years ago | Reply @Azmat Khan: Client mentality hardly finds exit

Azmat Khan | 9 years ago | Reply Sharif Brothers have already done a blunder to pick Ch. Sarwar as governor of the Punjab. Ch. Sarwar was a part of the London Plan. Tehmina Daultana should be honoured for governorship of the Punjab.

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Aamir - Toronto | 9 years ago | Reply So they are "looking for a candidate who is respected in the party and has displayed unrivaled loyalty towards the Sharif family over the years".....what about the loyalty towards the country and countrymen ?????. Are these two morons are so self-centered that they don't care about the very same people who elected them to be their PM and CM.

AB | 9 years ago | Reply Our country will prosper when the metality of "loyality towards Sharif Family" (or for that matter any family/political mafia) changes to the "loyality towards the Country and its people".

Shakil | 9 years ago | Reply Sharifs in tough situation, which family member should get this slot too or any other boot licking crony without any spine or character of himself like Mamnoon Hussain the Honorable president of Pakistan - nothing more than waste and burden on Pakistani tax payers

salman | 9 years ago | Reply @Saud: The joke is the punchline

Naeem | 9 years ago | Reply How are Sharif's embarrassed by Sarwar's exit? To me Sarwar should feel ashamed because he has proved himself a failure by quitting.

Sleepless | 9 years ago | Reply The only people ever convicted in Pakistan are those who do not have enough money to manipulate the legal system.

salman | 9 years ago | Reply lol this is the democracy that express group has been trying to protect.

Pakistani | 9 years ago | Reply What Pakistan desperately needed at this time was HONEST LEADERSHIP with a VISION. Instead we got the Sharifs (in cahoots with Zardari)! The next elections have to be held with biometric machines, with strict ARMY oversight of each and every polling booth in Punjab and Karachi to ensure the PML N and MQM do not get up to the tricks they are alleged to be famous for.

Kaleem Ullah | 9 years ago | Reply @Wasif, Thank you for startling revelation. FYI, None of these two were ever convicted in any local or international courts.

Jonaid | 9 years ago | Reply

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and has displayed unrivalled loyalty towards the Sharif family over the years

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No matter if he is loyal to the Country or not.

Wasif | 9 years ago | Reply 50% of Pakistan's corruption in one picture!

Fawad Gilani | 9 years ago | Reply Did sarwar do that (resignation) on his own vocation or at the request of the army? Did he join PTI for the same reason?

Saud | 9 years ago | Reply When would this joke reach it's punch line?

Raisani | 9 years ago | Reply These two Shareefs are the Karan-Arjun of Pakistan.

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