Lahore:
The verbal spat between PPP and PML-N-The two parties, which maintained the current political dispensation and to decide Sindh and Punjab on Sunday, when PPP highlighted an alleged internal rift within PML-N, while PML-N accused the PPP chief of weakening his own party.
In a smart orchestrated press conference in Karachi, SINDH Information Minister Sharjeel Memon PML-N advised to refrain from pulling PPP into his internal canyons.
He claimed that the real question of the Punjab government was with the Shehbaz Sharif-led federal government, and that a “conspiracy” had been wasted against the prime minister, who also belongs to PML-N with the help of PPP as a scapegoat.
Memon said the prime minister had earned accolades during his recent American tour, which may have offended his Nie and Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz, who “craves after the limelight.”
With reference to examples of internal divisions, he noted that every time the Prime Minister visits a province – Sindh or Balochistan – he is received by the respective minister of chief in accordance with the protocol, but in his own hometown, “neither CM nor provincial administration welcomes him.”
MEMON claimed that Punjab even tried to “steal credit” after the Pahaldam incident and claimed that their leader-PML-N president Nawaz Sharif-Var “The main architect of this response.” He said the Punjab government created smoke screens to divert attention from its own shortcomings.
Memon also questioned Maryam Nawaz’s attitude towards excuses. “If her attitude towards pardon after an apology is used universally, everyone in prison must be released as they would all be ready to apologize.”
He added that the Punjab government had run a campaign to support a YouTuber who had repeatedly used derogatory conditions for PPP leaders. “If apology works for you,” he asked, “Why do we have the Peca act and the Hadal Tale Laws?”
He accused the Punjab government of fanning provincialism and urged them to “stop playing provincial cards.” He said, “We accuse Maryam Nawaz’s speech writers who make her spread hatred against others. She should ask them to hold a chain.”
The PPP leader also said that instead of losing focus, the government should “worry about those without shelter and food”. “Media handling won’t do it – you will have to deliver on the ground,” he added.
Memon said PPP had appealed to the central government – but sought foreign aid for flood rehabilitation and said that PPP had only appealed to the central government – but seeking foreign aid for flood rehabilitation and said PPP had only appealed to the central government – but to seek foreign support for flood rehabilitation.
“We are grateful for [PML-N led] The federal government for hearing us, “he said, remembering that even the Prime Minister had sought international assistance during disasters.” So to claim that any self -respecting leader should not seek help is absurd. “
He warned that “playing the provincial card has not worked in the past, nor will it in the future.” He called for unity and said, “We have always raised the slogan Pakistan Khappay – Pakistan should stay.”
He referred to Maryam’s recent statement of building disputed Cholistan Canal, he said such rhetoric as “My Water, My Resource” poorly criminates any leader who has read the water decision and the constitution that reminds these resources to belong to everyone, adds that “we [people of Sindh] would never say ‘our ports’ or ‘our coal.’ “
Memon said there were abundant videos that revealed the wrong management of the Punjab government.
“Arm-twisting the media no longer helps,” he said, adding that the politicization of disaster relief “is contemptible” and that “those who love to print their faces on wheat sacks and look packages are those who make politics on floods.”
However, he said that PPP continued to give Maryam Nawaz the respect she deserved.
“Maryam Nawaz is like our sister – we respect her as one would respect their sister or daughter. We kept no bad will against anyone and that this war war is not intended to break down any side.
“Sorry or not does not reduce her stature – this is not about ego,” Memon said, referring to Maryam Nawaz’s refusal to apologize for her remarks.
“Our criticism is only meant to make them see their shortcomings. Maryam Nawaz, who doesn’t apologize, is not a big question – this is not about who wins or loses. The federal law minister has already apologized.”
However, he called her remarks about “breaking his fingers on the critics” tasteless.
Memon said that the true test of performance is in votes, and in the 2024 election, “People have already handed down their judgment”-a blurred jibe at PML-N to be “the establishment of the establishment”.
He added, “If anyone is in doubt, I’m ready to resign-we can get a re-election and see where we stand. They can also resign and we know our value.” He said that future local organ selection would further reveal each party’s popularity.
Memon said he was ready to respond to points in an open debate on any platform of their elections, but called on the Punjab government to “focus on governance instead of running campaigns.”
Punjab minister of Information and Culture Azma Bukhari responded strongly to Shariel Memon’s statement and accepted his challenge for a live debate. “I accept your debate challenge – the time and the place you choose, but you have to get yourself. Don’t hide behind any power of attorney,” she said.
Azma said that PPP and Memon’s “Dirty Politics” narrative of Punjab’s flood victims had completely failed and they now had a “phuphay kutni -style” attack on the prime minister.
“Did Prime Minister tell you to play politics on Punjab’s misery?” She asked.
She claimed that PPP President Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, during his tenure as Foreign Minister, “worked to weaken the roots of his own party, the federal government and the prime minister – and the nation clearly remembers this.”
Azma accused PPP of consuming against both Punjab and the Federation and said that “When asked about their own performance, they immediately start playing the provincial map.”
She criticized PPP’s repeated use of South Punjab and Bisp cards and called it “Filth, Not Politics”. She said South Punjab was more developed today than many parts of the inner Sindh, but PPP still continued to push for an anti-punjab tale.
She noticed that Bilawal, his sister Aseefa and the PPP management “are constantly addressing Punjab when he talks about Bisp, but still claims they speak to Federation.”
Azma said that every time problems such as Karachi’s waste crisis, destroyed roads or corruption in solar projects are raised, PPP hides behind “linguistic and Marsoon Marsoon slogans.”
“Stop interfering in Punjab’s affairs and not acting innocently,” she said.
She accused PPP of “extortion of the Federation and Punjab through threats and paid protests” and said, “Who are you of dictating Punjab? Keep your advice and tempt your pocket.”
Bukhari said that Punjab’s choice of local governments would be “transparent and folk-driven-in contrast to the false election held in Karachi.”
When she commented on the water question, she said, “Your slogan of ‘my water, my choice’ is exactly like ‘Marsoon Marsoon, Pani Na Desoon’. You can’t cry about water day and night and then dictate how Punjab should use it – it wouldn’t happen.”
She said that if PPP wasn’t afraid of Maryam Nawaz’s growing popularity, “they wouldn’t have felt the need to hold a press conference on a holiday.”
Azma questioned whether the PPP or Sindh government had even contributed a single crown to Punjab’s flood victim: “No..instead they sent tight and staged a view of their misery.”
She emphasized that “This is Punjab – not Sindh – where work that takes years elsewhere has ended within a few days.” She added that compensation control had already begun to reach flood victims whose investigations were completed.
“Those who receive relief pray for Maryam Nawaz and thank her. Try to look at Punjab without the lens of hatred and prejudice,” she concluded.
Sources that are said to prevent questions from spiraling out of control implemented PPP’s media managers allegedly a new policy: Only leadership at the provincial level would answer Azma Bukhari
