ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said that the imminent failure of no-trust motion would definitely give a fatal blow to the opposition.
Addressing a press conference after the meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) core committee, he said: “All the cards are with us and we will decide what might be the next move and whatever the next move should be, I assure you that it will be the last game of these ‘three jokers’ [three major oppositions leaders], who will simply vanish from political scene after failure of the no-trust motion.”
Flanked by PTI’s Additional Secretary General Aamer Mehmood Kiani, he said the opposition would feel remorse at its no-trust move as Prime Minister Imran Khan has devised a comprehensive strategy to foil it.
He said the entire ruling party stand by the prime minister and expressed optimism that all the allied parties, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM), Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid would remain part of the PTI’s alliance.
Sharing details of the core committee meeting with media, he said the entire party, including its leadership and parliamentarians, has reposed full confidence in the prime minister and resolved that only he can lead the country in these critical time.
He said the core committee had not only rejected the opposition’s bid to revive the horse trading culture, but also condemned its tactics of offering millions of rupee to the PTI’s legislators for shifting their loyalties in case of the no-trust motion.
Fawad said those, who offered bribe to the PTI legislators, must not dare to repeat the practice as it has been brought into the knowledge of ruling party’s leadership.
He said most of the core committee members called for an early session of National Assembly, and added that the NA speaker has power to convene it.
Dates of March 21, 22 and 23 are of sheer importance due to the schedule of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Pakistan, he said, adding that it was suggested that the session should not coincide with the event.
He said the huge crowd at recent public meetings of the prime minister has once again proved that not only the PTI is a federal party, but PM Imran is the national leader.
By seeing such a huge crowd in the public meetings of the prime minister, the opposition parties’ leaders are trembling, he added.
He ruled out any concession like NRO to the opposition leaders, saying the prime minister would not bow to their tactics.
SHUJAAT IS LIKE A BROTHER TO PM:
To a query, he said PML-Q chief and former premier Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is like a brother to the prime minister, adding that, the party supported the PTI from the beginning and their support in future would be crucial.
“We discussed in detail reservations of [allies]… they remained part of the coalition government for the last three and a half years and we hope that they would continue to do so; politics, government and future is in our hands,” he said.
PTI APPROACHES PML-Q ONCE AGAIN:
Meanwhile, according to a news outlet, the federal government once again approached its ally PML-Q to discuss the matter of no-confidence motion and overall political situation of the country.
Federal Minister Ijaz Shah visited the residence of Chaudhry brothers in Lahore, where he met Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and Monis Elahi.
Chaudhry Salik Hussain and Chaudhry Hussain Elahi were also present on the occasion.
With additional input from APP
