PML-Q to support PPP in Senate Elections

Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Q Punjab General Secretary General Secretary Ch Zaheeruddin Khan formally announced support of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) on behalf of his party in the Senate election while addressing a crowded press conference of PPP and PML office-bearers and members of the Provincial Assembly at the Muslim League House here today.

Welcoming PPP Provincial President Mian Manzoor Ahmad he said that our country was passing through very critical time, patriotism and reconciliation was demand of the time, in these circumstances Senate election were being held, Senate was important legislative body, PML announces support of PPP candidates in these elections. Following this announcement, Nadeem Afzal Chan will be the candidate on general seat, Sarwat Khalid Malik on women seat and Malik Nausher Khan Anjum Langrial on technocrat seat will be both parties’ joint candidates.

Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo expressed gratitude to entire party leadership including Ch Shujat Hussain and Ch Parvez Elahi for PML support and said that he had earlier met Ch Shujat Hussain and requested him to move together.

He said PPP and PML alliance Insha-Allah will continue in coming days also and gain more strength. He also thanked PML MPAs and said that this support of PML of PPP candidates will prove a turning point, this was not something new in politics, we have been together during last tenure, we have relations and contacts and we have decided to also move together in the future as well. He said after the elections, PML and PPP seats in the Senate will be more than that of PML (N) and we will have clear majority in the Senate which will play effective role in the national matters.

Earlier Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo and PPP leaders were accorded very warm welcome on arrival in the Muslim League House.

Press conference was attended besides Ch Zaheeruddin Khan by MPAs Aamir Sultan Cheema, Sardar Vickas Hassan Moakal, Peer Ahmad Shah Khagga, Khadeeja Umar Farooqi, Amna Ulfat and Nasir Ramzan Gujjar among other PML leaders and PPP Punjab parliamentary leader Qazi Saeed MPA, Khurrum Jahangir Wattoo MPA, Major (R) Zulfiqar Gondal and other PPP leaders also.