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Shah Mehmood Qureshi joining the PTI?

6 months ago

by Ammar in My thoughts, News Report, Pakistan, People

Following Imran Khan’s huge public gathering at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore, political temperature in the country has been on a constant rise. Shah Mehmood Qureshi, following his resignation/removal from the post of Foreign Minister by the sitting PPP government has been extremely vocal against the sitting government, which he was part of until recently.

News has been making the rounds that me might either join the PML-N or Imran Khan’s PTI.

The Express Tribune is reporting that Shah Mehmood Qureshi has taken his decision and will be formally announcing his affiliation with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in a rally this November 27.

The Newspaper has quoted a spokesperson of the PTI in this regard:

A spokesperson for the PTI said that Qureshi had met PTI Chairman Imran Khan before Eidul Azha and is expected to join the party soon.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi will be resigning from his National Assembly seat before he makes the official announcement. In recent days, several prominent names have been announcing their joining of the PTI including the grandson of Allama Muhammad Iqbal.

Winds of change are blowing harder as Pakistan braces itself for political activity that has probably NEVER been witnessed before. Will Imran Khan and his flock be able to handle the pressure?

Only time will tell.

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/290037/shah-mehmood-qureshi-to-join-pti-ranks-on-nov-27/

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The Presidency, Zardari and the Constitution

3 years ago

by Ammar in My thoughts, Pakistan

While the country prepares itself for Presidential elections on the 6th of September, I wonder how the PPP co-chairman (Asif A. Zardari) has managed to qualify. It has never been about democracy at all, it has been about revenge since the day they took over the government in February, democracy is just a weapon in this game.

This column looks at the eligibility of PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari strictly in the light of the constitution of Pakistan, Articles 41, 62 and 63. (more…)

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Nawaz & Asif: When will these meetings bear fruit?

3 years ago

by Ammar in General, My thoughts, Pakistan

February 18th it was when the nation voted in favour of the PML-N and the PPP. It was that day and it is to this day that we wait and wait endlessly for something positive to come out of all the so-called deliberations and discussions that have been taking place.

They have kept meeting time and again. As if on a vacation or something – from Dubai to Islamabad onwards to Murree and Bhurban. From there to Dubai again and off they go to London. The change of atmosphere didn’t help. They must have thought it would.

What have these deliberations and discussions been about? Judges? Judiciary? Or about how to plunder together – in an apparently civilised manner – sharing the big bucks on the basis of popularity assessed by the February 18th voting? After all, they’ve stayed away from this country for so long!

They’re meeting again. Now these meetings are held in their palaces. I presume this time it will be about the disqualification of Mr. Nawaz Sharif and Mr. Shahbaz Sharif from contesting the elections which is obvious and pretty much written on the wall. They’ve both been sentenced by a court of law and they shouldn’t be expecting anything positive either.

The PML-N says it may ask its partner, the PPP, to form its government in the Punjab too in case Shahbaz is disqualified.

May be its about pressuring Asif Zardari to use his contacts in the establishment to do something for the Sharif brothers!?

I’m surprised how all of their family men get elected un-opposed? Shahbaz’s son, Hamza too has been elected to NA-119 unopposed like Shahbaz himself got elected unopposed to the Provincial assembly.

Let us see how long these meetings continue. They are surely a big waste of time and money. Will they bear any fruit? I am the least optimistic about any positive outcome.

As far as the votes which brought them to power. We definitely need an ‘overhaul’ of our election process! Our politics at the national level is actually family-politics, personal struggles and the lust to dominate! It’s like a large house where a lot of people live like a joint family!

Why? Because all – ALL – all of them are related to each other, from somewhere or the other! Amazed? I’m not! I’ve seen this bunch closely enough!