ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) wants the opposition parties to resolve all important issues before a formal declaration of a no-confidence motion against the government.
Sources informed this correspondent that the PMLN's big guns believe that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) constituents will be named as the prime minister for an interim setup before the PDM meeting. Consensus must be developed. on 25 january
The PMLN wants to build a consensus on the name of the next prime minister before the upcoming PDM meeting. If this happens, the opposition parties can move a no-confidence motion against the government in the first week of February.
Sources claimed that the PPP had made two proposals during the initial phase of the latest communication with the PMLN---PMLN should propose the name of its party member and the opposition parties should develop a consensus on the name of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. needed. ,
"Te PMLN had rejected both the proposals made by the PPP, stating that neither a member of the PMLN will become prime minister nor will it support Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for this slot," sources said.
PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira said: "The PMLN is the largest opposition party in the National Assembly and has the right to propose the name of its member for the post of prime minister."
Sources also claimed that PMLN's stance may create problems for some 'stakeholders' who seemed in a hurry to bid goodbye to the current setup for obvious reasons. Sources said that if the opposition parties fail to reach a consensus on the name of the next prime minister, the PDM will not make any clear announcement about the no-confidence motion after its upcoming meeting.
“Both Shahbaz Sharif and Maulana Fazlur Rehman had clearly stated in their previous media briefings that the PDM would discuss the issue of internal change in its upcoming meeting. But the issue of no-confidence motion was not included in the agenda of the PDM meeting released to the media.
Sources said two of the three opposition members - Asif Ali Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman - were now supporting the proposal that an interim arrangement should last at least six months but former prime minister Nawaz Sharif would give it more than a month. were not ready for ,
“Maulana Fazlur Rehman was earlier supporting Nawaz Sharif's stand that the interim setup should immediately announce fresh general elections. But now he has changed his approach and is of the view that some time should be given to the interim arrangement. He (Fazal) also hopes that during the interim arrangement his party will be given a fair share in the provincial governments of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told The News that "We are of the view that the interim setup should immediately announce new general elections. We do not support the idea that the national and provincial legislatures should fulfill their constitutional
Because every Pakistani knows that the 2018 elections were rigged and votes were stolen to install Imran Khan."
In response to a question, he said; “Nawaz Sharif will become the prime minister whenever the general elections are held. The party stands with its leader, who has made innumerable sacrifices for the people of this country." This correspondent also reached out to JUI-F leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Hydari but he declined to comment.