Ex-MNA Yaqoob Sheikh leaves embattled party’s camp,
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Punjab chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Friday announced quitting politics, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Addressing a news conference in Quetta, Usman Buzdar condemned the violent incidents of May 9.
“We have always stood by the Pakistan Army and will continue doing so,” he said.
“I have not been in practical politics for 14 months. Therefore, I decided to quit politics,” he claimed.
“I believe in the politics of nobility,” he stated and demanded that the innocent people arrested after May 9 be released.
Buzdar further said the military installations which were targeted were properties of the state of Pakistan and, “I believe we should avoid such incidents”. He asserted that he was and would always stand by the Pakistan Army. Buzdar urged relief for all the “innocent citizens” in jails and called for their immediate release.
Buzdar told reporters that he served Punjab for about three years and that he always promoted the politics of nobility. He said he had been facing multiple cases for the last 14 months or so.
Mr Buzdar is currently facing a NAB inquiry into corruption cases. He was replaced as the Punjab chief minister by Chaudhry Parvez Elahi during the last days of the PTI government in Punjab.
Meanwhile,
Former MNA Yaqoob Sheikh on Friday bid farewell to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following the events that transpired on May 9.
In a video message from abroad, Mr Sheikh said, “I strongly condemn the May 9 riots. The army is our red line.”
Mr Sheikh was elected MNA after defeating the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in NA-39 Dera Ismail Khan.
On Thursday, Rafaqat Gillani was the latest defector to bid farewell to the embattled party.
Addressing a press conference, Mr Gillani condemned the May 9 vandalism, adding that he was deeply saddened by the attacks on military installations.
“It is not to my knowledge that the May 9 vandalism was planned. No leniency should be shown to those responsible for the May 9 violence,” he added.
“I have never done politics with violence and am not willing to do it. I am returning back the ticket to the embattled party. There is no pressure to leave the party. It will be the people of my constituency who decide my political future,” he maintained.
On Tuesday, former Punjab Minister for higher education Raja Yasir Humayun decided to quit politics. In a video statement, Mr Humayun condemned the events that took place on May 9 following the arrest of former prime minister.
Mr Humayun wanted no leniency for those who attacked the military installations and public buildings.
On Monday, former MPA Jamil Ahmed decided to quit the embattled party.
In a statement, Mr Ahmed said, “I served in the army for 13 years as a captain. Currently, my son is serving in the army as a lieutenant”.
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