Next elections would be held in 2020 or 2030: Senator Ch Shujat Hussain

Lahore: Pakistan Peoples’ Party Punjab President Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo called on Pakistan Muslim League-Q President and former Prime Minister Senator Ch Shujat Hussain at his residence here today.

Talking to media people afterwards, Ch Shujat Hussain said that Army Chief General Raheel Sharif was undertaking successful tours of various countries including USA, China and Britain which is quite appreciable, Pak Army is looking after the IDPs in a better way, the army has started solving peoples’ problems on priority basis.

Ch Shujat Hussain further said that the govt was doing personalized politics, Ch Parvez Elahi’s public welfare projects in Punjab were stopped only because his name’s plaques were displayed on these, his established hospitals, colleges and schools were closed.

The PML chief said that Mian Manzoor Wattoo had narrated well on law and order, dearness of essential and other daily use items, worst crisis of electricity, gas and petrol in the country.

Responding to questions from the media, Ch Shujat Hussain said that negotiations were in progress for adopting common strategy for the Senate election because our party has got five Senators from Balochistan also, if the party asked then he would contest the election.

In reply to a question Ch Shujat Hussain said that whatever works had been accomplished by the Army Chief these were quite appreciable.

On another question about US President’s visit of India as failure of Pakistan Government, he said this was not the failure of Pakistan but of the govt, if President Obama had come to Pakistan then we would have welcomed him in a grand manner.

In reply to a question, he said that neither the assembly nor the country or the society could run without effective and active opposition, the opposition should be playing active role, PML would continue contacts with other parties for cooperation.

To a question regarding visit to North Waziristan, he said that the Senate’s Defence Committee had reviewed the situation prevailing there, they had also gone to Meeran Shah and Bakka Khel, Pak Army had achieved great successes there, propaganda about the IDPs was wrong, they were being provided all facilities under the management of the army, the govt should take the journalists there so that real circumstances could come before everyone.

When asked about elections in 2015 he said smilingly that elections now will be held now in 2020 or then in 2030.

Mian Manzoor Wattoo said that the govt had failed in every sector, contacts will be continued with PML in other matters also besides the Senate election.