LAHORE:
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Information Secretary Nadeem Afzal Chan has said that there were no remaining differences between the PPP and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and claimed that recent tensions between the two coalition partners had been resolved.
His remarks came just a day after PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari blasted alleged attempts by the PML-N to rig the Gilgit-Baltistan election process.
However, Chan said there are no remaining differences between the PPP and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and claimed that recent tensions between the two coalition partners between the two sides had now been addressed following a cordial meeting between Bilawal and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Responding to a question regarding the PPP’s earlier concerns over reduced water allocations to Sindh, which had prompted protests in the National Assembly, and the party’s complaints of being sidelined in decision-making in Kashmir, Chan said that apart from Kashmir, which remains an ongoing issue, all other issues have been resolved.
Notably, a day earlier, Bilawal had questioned whether the PML-N intended to “steal GB’s mandate as they had in Lahore”, a remark widely interpreted as a reference to his own constituency, where he was defeated by a PML-N candidate, now Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.
He further said that he had initially withheld his concerns after receiving an “appreciative message” from the PML-N, adding that this reminded him of a saying by Pir Pagara: when in need, they “go down at your feet”, but when the need is met, they “hold you by the throat”.
He also claimed that according to Form 45, PML-N had secured only three out of 24 seats, but its leaders were still talking about forming a government.
