• Bad blood over power sharing in Punjab gives pause to some PPP leaders' ambitions to join federal and Punjab cabinets Despite several rounds of special committee meetings and proclamations of bonhomie from both sides, it appears that the ruling PML-N and its reluctant ally, the PPP, have yet to iron out all of their differences. Ali Haider Gilani accuses Sharifs' party of reneging on a written agreement and says Maryam is not ready to own her leadership's decisions.
Dawn was informed by PPP parliamentary leader Ali Haider Gilani that the PML-N was attempting to back out of putting the two parties' agreement into action despite a written agreement.
It is not a secret that the People's Party has been seeking a larger role in governance in exchange for supporting the governments led by the PML-N.
Be that as it may, Jati Umra's hesitance to faithfully keep its word has additionally provided opportunity to stop and think to goals inside the more extensive PPP camp for more noteworthy power-partaking in Punjab and the Middle.
The PML-N government in Punjab was supposed to include the PPP in major administrative decisions and transfer postings in two districts, Multan and Rahim Yar Khan, where the PPP has more lawmakers, according to a written agreement that was agreed upon after multiple meetings.
"A powerful board headed by Delegate Top state leader Ishaq Dar from PML-N side had guaranteed the PPP administration of execution of the understanding in letter and soul. According to Mr. Gilani, who was also a member of the team that negotiated on behalf of the PPP, "We were even told that both PM Shehbaz Sharif and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif were in favor of the implementation of the agreement."
Mr. Dar, Punjab Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan, Rana Sanaullah, and Khawaja Saad Rafique from the PML-N, as well as Raja Pervez Ashraf, Nadeem Afzal Chan, Hasan Murtaza, and Mr. Gilani from the PPP, attended their most recent meeting in Islamabad. At that meeting, it was also decided that the Peoples Party would have a say in transfers and postings, particularly in south Punjab constituencies,
Azma Bukhari talks at a public interview. — Document photograph
Talking after that gathering, Punjab Get together Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan had additionally affirmed that most requests of the PPP had been acknowledged.
However, in practice, Mr. Gilani asserted, the PML-N appears to have reversed course. Presently, we will take up the matter with the PPP top authority once more," he said.
Maryam 'greatest obstacle'
As per party insiders, Boss Clergyman Maryam Nawaz is ending up the primary obstacle in the PPP getting what it needs, with some recommending that her stalling strategies reflect 'pre-arranged strategies' of the PML-N.
When inquired as to whether Ms Nawaz's mentality was without a doubt a staying point between the different sides, Mr Gilani told Day break: " The CM ought to be adequately strong to tell her party authority that she isn't prepared to possess their choices", particularly with regards to south Punjab.
When requested to remark on this case, Punjab Data Priest Azma Bokhari let Sunrise know that CM Maryam had been following a "merit-based strategy" and wouldn't stream any political impedance in regulatory issues, particularly those including postings and moves.
At the point when exactly 200 PML-N officials don't get a say in postings and moves, how might the PPP request such an aid with its 10 MPAs in Punjab, she asked, logically.
She stated that the chief minister is attempting to eradicate a "safarish and corruption culture" and is strictly adhering to a merit-based policy. Ms. Bokhari concluded by stating that the PPP should cooperate with the government in this regard rather than insisting on its so-called administrative share.
Prospects of joining the government The PPP leadership is said to have considered taking over some ministries in the Punjab and the Centre, but insiders say that this has been put off "till the appropriate time."
Some party cerebrums are of the view that since the economy appears to on the 'right track' and expansion is gradually returning taken care of, it wouldn't be an indiscreet move to join the PML-N-drove legislatures when everything looks good.
According to reports, some lawmakers have asked the leadership to join the Punjab government. They believe that doing so will give the PML-N "its due share" and won't hurt their political interests either, as the PML-N will continue to be the regime's face and will bear most of the consequences.
Yousuf Raza Gilani, the chairman of the Senate, has recently expressed his thoughts on the matter, stating that the party may consider collaborating with the PML-N in Punjab if they are “provided proper space.”
Faisal Karim Kundi, governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, also made similar offers, but he said that the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) would make the final decision.
A party insider who was familiar with the CEC's decision-making but did not wish to be identified stated, "If you are asking about the leadership’s decision, I can say with confidence that it’s a big no."
Be that as it may, the source didn't go against reports of contrasts of assessment on the issue. " There are various legislators who maintained that the party should join the government bureau. Obviously they need to become pastors themselves, or send off their relatives into the bureau. However, CEC decisions cannot be overruled by their wishes or opinions, according to a party source.
In addition, they stated that Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had made it abundantly clear that the CEC had made the decision not to join the federal cabinet and that it would be the appropriate forum to make that change when the time came.
Senior journalist and commentator Badar Alam told Dawn, "When it comes to joining the government, there are three distinct groups in PPP."
"The primary gathering comprises for the most part of Sindhi MNAs. They accept the party shouldn't join the public authority by any means. Leaders from Punjab and Pakhtunkhwa, who believe that joining the government is the only way to revive the party in those provinces, make up the second group. The third gathering incorporates numerous senior party individuals, who trust that the same old thing is the most ideal way forward, for example take the parliamentary and sacred posts, yet not the public authority posts."
Mr. Alam came to the conclusion that the viewpoints of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and his father, Asif Ali Zardari, will determine which of these three groups ultimately prevails.
Imran Ayub in Karachi likewise added to this report