LONDON: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) management has sidelined a celebration activist within the UK organisational shakeup of the social gathering, permitted and ordered by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Zubair Gull, who beforehand renounced his British nationality to do politics in Pakistan, acted as Nawaz-led social gathering’s UK chief for almost 20 years and stood by the social gathering by means of thick and skinny, however now he has been sidelined within the new social gathering organisation.
Additionally, he has not been adjusted in Pakistan whereas a number of individuals who labored with the Sharifs in London have been adjusted in varied capacities in Punjab and the federal capital.
Within the new UK setup introduced by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who additionally oversees PML-N’s abroad issues, businessman Ashan Dar has been made the PLM-N UK president.
Rashid Hashmi has been appointed secretary common and Dr Ashraf Chohan has been made the social gathering’s chairman.
Gull has been given the submit of co-ordinator UK which is just a ceremonial position. Dar and Chohan are profitable businessmen within the UK.
Gull’s important problem is that he has thus far didn’t get any submit in Pakistan, as was his expectation over the position he performed for over 20 years for the Sharifs.
He has made a number of journeys to Pakistan and was in a position to meet Nawaz round two weeks in the past after plenty of struggles however he has not been given any portfolio in any of the governments in Punjab or Centre.
Final week, Dar appointed Manchester-based solicitor Amjad Malik as Vice Chairman of the Abroad Punjab Fee (OPC).
When Nawaz and Shehbaz got here to the UK in 2007 from Saudi Arabia after ending their exile, Gull and his brother Ijaz Gull stood by the Sharifs by means of thick and skinny however within the new setup each have been sidelined.
When Nawaz was within the UK earlier than ending his second exile and returning to Pakistan precisely a yr in the past, the Gull brothers stood guard with him for almost three years, on an nearly each day foundation.
They took battering from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters too and Ijaz got here near dying when he was assaulted exterior Hassan Nawaz Sharif’s workplace throughout a brawl and fell unconscious on the street after taking successful.
Gull visited Pakistan on a minimum of 5 events within the final one yr however he was in a position to meet the three-time premier solely twice.
It is a far cry from these instances when Nawaz was in London for 2 intervals of exile and Gull was with him.
The brand new UK President Dar rose to the ranks after offering skilled safety providers to Nawaz throughout his final keep of self-exile in London.
Dar, who runs a profitable safety enterprise, ensured that the elder Sharif was protected across the clock and solely took accountability for it.
His brother Umar Farooq Dar gained from Gujranwala within the February 8 nationwide elections for the Punjab Meeting on the PML-N’s ticket.
Gull was given a ticket to change into a senator in 2018 and he additionally renounced his British nationality however as destiny would have it, he fell sufferer to the social gathering’s infighting and a wealthy individual from Punjab turned the social gathering’s senator in his place.
After Imran Khan got here to energy, Gull fled from Pakistan and remained stranded in Dubai for round two years as he was unable to enter the UK whereas he fought case in UK courts to get again to the nation to be along with his household.
A PML-N spokesperson mentioned Gull’s providers had been a lot appreciated by the social gathering however the social gathering’s UK chapter wanted injection of recent blood.
The spokesman added: “Ahsan Dar is a dynamic one who has the power to take the social gathering ahead by means of re-organisation. Gull and Dar are working collectively. Gull was unable to satisfy Nawaz Sharif as a result of Mr Sharif was spending time in Murree.”