Engineer Ameer Muqam talking about Swat IDPs

PML Elections – Chaudhrys take on the dissidents

A full house raised their hands to re-elect Ch Pervaiz Elahi as the President of Pakistan Muslim League, Punjab yesterday in Lahore. This was the third election of Pakistan Muslim League under the Chaudhrys. The election venue was the historic Pakistan Muslim League House, Lahore - a building which has witnessed all epoch making political movements in the nation’s history taking shape under its roof. The air conditioned marquee was jam-packed with the party’s Punjab General Council members who had come from all parts of the province. The party leaders, MPAs and senior politicians including former President of Pakistan Farooq Leghari and former federal minister Sardar Sher Afghan were also present.

The mood of the election proceedings was buoyant and spirited. It was a time of re election and re union. There were many PML colleagues who were meeting after Feb, 08 elections. With sweltering heat outside along with refreshments the participants were also treated to a medley of patriotic party videos being projected on a giant TV screen inside the covered venue. The sweet mix of Seraiki and Punjabi languages in the air was a clear proof of the kind of support the Chaudhrys enjoyed on ground which was evident from the gathering that included a large number of political workers and party supporters who had come from rural and semi urban areas of the province.

Moonis Elahi, was warmly welcoming the participants inside the covered area. In the last few years his role in party politics has also become very important and the way people were gathered around him was evident of the fact. By eleven o clock the venue was full and there were still people pouring in. Another distinct feature of this gathering was the participants’ uncensored and seemingly straight from the heart comments about Humayun Akhtar, Hamid Nasir Chattha and other members of the dissident group. The beauty of a political party is its workers and there were many young and old League workers present in the gathering which was surely a healthy sign.

Pakistan Muslim League’s women MPAs have now become a very active and vocal political group and their impressive presence at the session was a sign of their loyalty to the leadership. The formal meeting of the Punjab Council began with recitation from the Holy Quran by former provincial minister from South Punjab Iqbal Khan Khakwani. The party provincial election commissioner, Jehangir Jhoja then came to the dais and announced the election results. Amid roaring applause, Ch Pervaiz Elahi and Ch Zaheer ud din were declared as unopposed winners for the positions of provincial party president and general secretary respectively. The conduct of the whole meeting smacked of a political culture characteristic of a mature political organization. After the results announcement the general consent of the council members was sought and the members unanimously endorsed the decision. Following this endorsement, key party members were individually invited to read out resolutions pertaining to rising prices, deteriorating economy, drone attacks, building of new dams including Kalabagh dam, water shortage for agriculture, early return of IDPs and load shedding. All resolutions were unanimously adopted by the gathering.

It seemed quite evident from the gathering and their mood and tone that the Chaudhrys have decided to take on the dissidents and they want to prove that unlike the earlier government sponsored leagues this one has its roots in the masses. Though Chaudhrys are known for their humility but this time round one of their obvious motives seemed to send an all out signal to different players of Pakistani politics that the Chaudhrys are a political force to reckon with.

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Swat IDPs Camps

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LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Muslim League (Q) CH. Shujat Hussain has said that terrorism and extremism is gaining its momentum in the country and all parties should put aside their personal differences and should put a united front for integrity and solidarity of Pakistan.
On his return to Pakistan from Paris hereon Thursday, talking to media at Lahore airport he said that single army or one political party definitely couldn’t do much.

All parties and religious scholars should cooperate with each other for integrity and solidarity of Pakistan.
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MNA Akram Masih Gill giving cheque of Rs. 2 Lakhs to PML Leader Ch. Shujaat Hussain for SWAT IDPs

PML-Q to defy ban on IDPs’ entry into Sindh, Punjab: Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi

ISLAMABAD: The PML-Q on Thursday announced to defy the ban on the entry of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) into the Punjab.

“The restriction of the Punjab government on the movement of the IDPs in the Punjab is illegal and would not be accepted,” said Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, central leader of the PML-Q, while addressing a press conference here on Thursday.

He was flanked by party Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Engineer Amir Muqam, Ghulam Sarwar Khan and other leaders of the PML-Q. Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said rather than providing relief to the IDPs, the Punjab government has directed all the SHOs in the province not to allow the entry of the IDPs into the Punjab. “This act has exposed the double face of the provincial government of the Punjab,” he added.

He said the IDPs had sacrificed their hearths and homes for the safety of the people and stability of the country. “We stand by our brothers and sisters from Swat and Malakand and will make all out efforts to provide them relief,” he added.

He warned that his party would not allow the provincial government to stop the IDPs’ entry into the Punjab. “We will establish a relief camp at Attock to cater to the needs of 5,000 families,” he announced.

He also appealed to all the district Nazims of the Punjab to send relief goods to IDPs.He said the PML-Q had so far distributed relief goods to the IDPs worth about Rs 20 million and the relief work was still continuing.

Elahi said it was the PML-Q that came forward to serve the IDPs despite security threats. Speaking on the occasion, Engineer Amir Muqam asked the government to formulate a comprehensive strategy for the relief and rehabilitation of the IDPs. “It is time to win the hearts of people rather than taking political mileage out of their distress,” he added.

He suggested to the government that rather than keeping the IDPs into the relief camps, they should be lodged in public buildings. He said the funds that were being taken in the name of the IDPs should be utilised for their welfare.

Secretary General Mushahid Hussain said Pervaiz Elahi proved that whether he was in government or out of it he always stood with the people of Pakistan.He condemned as ‘unfortunate’ the resistance shown by the Punjab and Sindh governments towards the entry of the IDPs, saying that it was tantamount to dividing the nation. “All the IDPs are Pakistanis and they can go wherever they want to go,” he said.

He said the PML has been actively supporting the IDPs and it has also established a Mobile Medical Camp for the IDPs and party leaders Amir Muqam and Mushtaq Ghani were working vigorously to assist the IDPs.

Mushahid Hussain said his party had distributed relief goods worth Rs 15 million among the IDPs of Swat and Malakand Division while on the other hand the government was adopting “bureaucratic attitude” towards the IDPs.

Later, the party leaders distributed 10,000 fans, 10,000 water coolers, and 10,000 packets of relief goods including atta, ghee, sugar, pulses and other edible items among the IDPs from Swat and other parts of Malakand Division.

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FATA operation aimed at saving national integrity, says Ch. Shujaat Hussain

ISLAMABAD: PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday said the military operation in the Malakand Division aimed at saving the Pakistan’s territorial integrity and his party fully backed it.

“Pakistan is passing through a critical juncture today. During the recent All Parties Conference (APC), some politicians tried to adopt a double policy on the operation. I think those politicians should shun such tendencies, as these would serve no purpose for the country’s cause,” Shujaat said this while talking to the IDPs at the relief camps established at Mardan and Takhtbhai prior to distributing the relief goods among the affected people.

Shujaat said the entire nation was indebted to the inhabitants of Swat and Malakand who had rendered valuable sacrifices to save the entire nation from the menace of terrorism. “These IDPs can go anywhere they wish as the entire country is their home and they do not need any passport to do so. You have made sacrifices for the people of Pakistan and have left your homes and valuables. You are living here in the open in such harsh conditions and we would remember your sacrifices,” he added.

PML-Q Secretary-General Mushahid Hussain Syed called for making the distribution of relief goods among the affectees transparent, saying that such an important task should have been given priority.