Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari has ruled out the possibility of running in the upcoming elections for an alliance with the ruling coalition as rumours about disagreements between the PPP and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) grow more widespread.
The PPP co-chairman made it clear during a news conference in Vehari that the party would run in the upcoming elections under the "arrow" symbol rather than in an alliance with the PDM, which is currently in power.
Zardari stated, "We are not a part of the PDM, but we are their partners in the government."
While the country experiences historic inflation and recovers from devastating floods, the PPP and the PDM-led government appear to be at odds over governance and economic matters.
Zardari said there is no possibility of talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan as he is not a politician.
When asked if he had been consulted about the police's effort to detain Imran Khan, Zardari responded, "That is the prerogative of the interior minister." "Why would he consult me?"
Khan has been eluding law enforcement efforts to apprehend him; he is accused of money laundering and of selling Toshakhana gifts unlawfully while he was prime minister. The PTI leadership, however, is eager to demonstrate its strength in Lahore at what it called a "historic public demonstration" coming Wednesday, in spite of the legal difficulties.
On the other hand, PPP senior leader Senator Raza Rabbani highlighted parallels between the current PDM-led administration and the PTI regime.
The former Senate chairman, whose party is a member of the ruling alliance, claimed in a press release that either the PTI or the current governments wanted independence from Parliament and the 1973 Constitution.
With the currency at an all-time low, the foreign exchange reserves falling virtually every other week, and, to top it off, a fresh wave of terrorism having also hit Pakistan, the country is going through its worst economic crises.
Rabbani has also asked the government for clarifications because, in his opinion, the leaders keep avoiding the parliament.
The PPP co-chairman made it clear during a news conference in Vehari that the party would run in the upcoming elections under the "arrow" symbol rather than in an alliance with the PDM, which is currently in power.
Zardari stated, "We are not a part of the PDM, but we are their partners in the government."
While the country experiences historic inflation and recovers from devastating floods, the PPP and the PDM-led government appear to be at odds over governance and economic matters.
Zardari said there is no possibility of talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan as he is not a politician.
When asked if he had been consulted about the police's effort to detain Imran Khan, Zardari responded, "That is the prerogative of the interior minister." "Why would he consult me?"
Khan has been eluding law enforcement efforts to apprehend him; he is accused of money laundering and of selling Toshakhana gifts unlawfully while he was prime minister. The PTI leadership, however, is eager to demonstrate its strength in Lahore at what it called a "historic public demonstration" coming Wednesday, in spite of the legal difficulties.
On the other hand, PPP senior leader Senator Raza Rabbani highlighted parallels between the current PDM-led administration and the PTI regime.
The former Senate chairman, whose party is a member of the ruling alliance, claimed in a press release that either the PTI or the current governments wanted independence from Parliament and the 1973 Constitution.
With the currency at an all-time low, the foreign exchange reserves falling virtually every other week, and, to top it off, a fresh wave of terrorism having also hit Pakistan, the country is going through its worst economic crises.
Rabbani has also asked the government for clarifications because, in his opinion, the leaders keep avoiding the parliament.