PPP leader Khursheed Shah stated that the party will not engage with PTI-supported independent candidates to increase National Assembly strength, preferring to only contact independent candidates. He emphasized respecting the people’s mandate after the 2024 elections, discouraging political parties from including PTI-backed independents. Shah also questioned Nawaz Sharif’s eligibility for a fourth premiership and invited parties for talks following the split mandate. On Monday, five independents joined PML-N.
ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Khursheed Shah on Tuesday said his party will not take PTI-backed independent candidates onboard to increase its strength in the National Assembly.
“We will only contact independent candidates, not PTI-backed ones,” Khrushed Shah said in an exclusive interview with ARY News.
Shah underlined the need to respect the people’s mandate after the general elections 2024 and urged political parties against the inclusion of PTI-backed independent candidates.
“PPP is not interested in increasing its mandate by stealing others.”
Replying to a question, the former federal minister said Nawaz Sharif had lost the election and it was not morally right for him to become prime minister for the fourth time.
The PPP leader invited all the parties for talks after the split mandate in the elections for the sake of the country’s betterment.
On Monday, five independent candidates, who won elections on February 8, joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
According to details, Sardar Shamsher Mazari, who won the NA-189 seat as an independent candidate joined PML-N after meeting the party’s president Shahbaz Sharif.
Imran Akram, MPA-elect from PP-195, Sohail Khan, PP-240, Khizar Hussain Mazari, PP-297 and Sahibzada Muhammad Gazain Abbasi, MPA-elect from PP-249 joined Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
Source: ARY NEWS
Summary:
Senior PPP leader Khursheed Shah stated that PPP will not engage with PTI-backed independent candidates to bolster its National Assembly presence after the 2024 general elections. Emphasizing the importance of respecting the people’s mandate, Shah urged against including PTI-backed independents. He also expressed opposition to Nawaz Sharif becoming prime minister for the fourth time and called for discussions among parties for the country’s betterment. Additionally, five independent candidates joined PML-N, strengthening the party’s position in Punjab.
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