People’s Party not to be part of election alliance with PDM,
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has taken PDM chief Fazlaur Rehman into confidence over his meeting with PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in Dubai.
In a telephonic conversation, the former prime minister, according to sources, told Mr Rehman that he had discussed political matters and national issues with Zardari.
Mr Sharif also assured the PDM chief of taking him on board on all key political decisions, saying: “We are still part of the PDM”. They also traded views on the caretaker setup as the current assembly will complete its tenure next month.
Both sides also agreed to hold consultation on key political matters while the PDM chief expressed his views about polls in the country.
Following the telephonic talk, the PML-N supremo directed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to call a meeting of the heads of the allied parties.
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“People’s Party will not be a part, if the Pakistan Democratic Movement will be turned into an election alliance,” PPP sources quoted as saying. “An election alliance with the PDM will be a political liability,” according to sources.
An inner party consultation over general elections has been underway in the People’s Party, sources said.
People’s Party leadership has taken opinion within the party over a likely electoral alliance. “Most party leaders have been opposed to an alliance with the Pakistan Democratic Movement,” sources said.
“An electoral alliance is possible with the Awami National Party. An alliance or seat adjustment can be made with the ANP. The PPP had good working relations with the ANP in the past,” according to PPP sources.
“The party, however, has not the same working relationship with the JUI, as were in the past with it,” party sources said. “We had parted ways with the Pakistan Democratic Movement over its partial behaviour. The PDM always remained biased with the PPP,” sources opined.
“The JUI and the PML-N have hijacked the Pakistan Democratic Movement , they had pushed the PPP and the ANP to the wall,” according to sources.
