After ANP, Has PPP Decided to ‘Move on’ From PDM?

As Awami National Party (ANP) detached itself from Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), it is being speculated that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would be the next to move on from the opposition alliance after receiving show-cause notice.

PPP Central Executive Committee (CEC) will hold a meeting on April 11 at Bilawal House in Karachi where it would ponder official response on the notice.

PPP Parliamentary Leader Senator Sherry Rehman said that PDM did not have a constitution and nobody could send a show-cause notice to any member.

She said PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is the founder of the opposition alliance.

She said PPP Central Executive Committee (CEC) would mull a response on the notice. She added that the founding party of PDM was not accountable to other constituent members through a charge sheet.

Sherry said they wanted discussions in a pleasant and friendly environment. “The coalitions do not run in an atmosphere of dictation”, she warned.

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Defending Yousaf Raza Gillani’s election as Senate Opposition Leader, PPP member said Gillani was elected to the office on the basis of majority in the upper house.

Sherry Rehman said that it must be looked into who was creating a divide in the PDM.

“It is important to remove the selected government”, she reiterated.

Senator said there should be no criticism within ranks of PDM against its members.

Replying to criticism on the party particularly by Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), she said, “Did we ask how Senators were elected unopposed from Punjab?”.

Sherry asserted PPP was ready for the long march and even prepared to discuss matter of en masse resignations.

However, PPP leader stated that the doors of negotiations always remain open in the democracy.

Despite swelling differences, she said PPP was in contact with all PDM parties as they did not want to give Prime Minister Imran Khan an open field.

“We just need to evaluate how we can move forward”, Senator said. She said Imran Khan is shooting himself in the feet.

PPP parliamentary leader noted that around 37% workforce in Pakistan was jobless and inflation and unemployment are on the rise.

Therefore, she questioned how the government claims to put the economy on the right track.