LAHORE:
Pakistan Peoples Occasion (PPP) stays unconvinced that its assembly with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) at Governor Home on Saturday (in the present day) will yield any significant consequence, a senior occasion chief revealed.
The assembly, being held to handle PPP’s considerations over being denied political house in Punjab, is unlikely to yield any important outcomes, the occasion insider claimed.
“It’s in PML-N’s genes to deal with its benefactors with the utmost contempt,” he bemoaned, expressing deep-rooted scepticism inside PPP ranks relating to any tangible progress.
He additional mentioned that the true battleground for PPP at this juncture just isn’t Punjab however the contentious canal difficulty, which President Asif Ali Zardari has already raised severe considerations about in a joint parliamentary session.
He mentioned that the PPP was nicely conscious that it was up towards the highly effective forces however added that the occasion seen this as a battle for its political survival and was ready to go all the way in which.
The PPP delegation for the assembly will probably be led by former prime minister and Central Punjab President Raja Pervez Ashraf, and was anticipated to incorporate Ali Haider Gillani, Nadeem Afzal Chan and Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider, the chief mentioned.
Earlier than the assembly, PPP will maintain an inside dialogue at 1:30 pm, adopted by a casual huddle to finalise its speaking factors earlier than participating with PML-N at 4:00 pm.
In line with the PPP insider, the occasion will current its bottom-line demand in hopes of securing some type of concession to make use of as a face-saving measure.
“Even when PML-N finally reneges on its commitments in Punjab, it will not value PPP something. Actually, it’s going to solely strengthen our argument that we acted with altruistic intentions,” he asserted.
A PPP spokesperson confirmed the assembly however acknowledged that the occasion had not been knowledgeable in regards to the composition of the PML-N delegation. In the meantime, PML-N couldn’t be reached for remark.
It’s pertinent to notice that the upcoming assembly follows an earlier try to placate PPP’s considerations, which started with a gathering between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad.