Partners’ demands will be met: Zardari

Staff Writer

Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari said this week that the coalition government will meet the demands of the allies.

In a statem4nt, he said the coalition wanted Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) back in the political sphere.

Zardari said that an agreement was signed with all coalition parties. “I have united them and their demands will be met. I am the guarantor of the agreement with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).”

The PPP co-chairman said, “Pervaiz Elahi is senior among us and we will keep making efforts for him. Problem is created after the kids grew up. Pervaiz Elahi was misguided earlier but we want to see his return to the political sphere.”

Zardari added: “I had told (Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz President) Shehbaz Sharif to become the prime minister. I had told him that I have 70 votes. I had offered Shehbaz Sharif to be the PM. I remained in contact with the allies and I knew well that they will back me.”

Allies, he said, had confidence in him. “Hatred is not with Imran Khan but for his thoughts. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari takes the whole CEC (central executive committee) along with him before giving go-ahead for a policy,” he said.

The former President said horse-trading should be eliminated. “How someone can buy Mengal and Magsi? It was my relations that worked out. Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) should have returned to the National Assembly. It is very difficult to get 2/3 majority in the parliament in today’s Pakistan.”