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| PML-Q nominates Mushahid for presidency: PML-N, PML-Q establish contacts |
| 2008-08-26 |
| The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has nominated its secretary general, Mushahid Hussain, for the presidential election with backdoor manoeuvrings underway between the major political parties. Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Parvaiz Elahi said in a meeting that both the Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz had contacted the PML-Q to seek its support for their respective presidential candidates. He said PML-N leaders Zulfiqar Khosa, Nisar Ali Khan and Ishaq Dar were also in contact with the leadership of the former ruling party and had requested its support for Justice (r) Saeeduz Zaman Siddiqui. PPP: He said the PPP offered the PML-Q a deal in exchange for extending support to Asif Ali Zardari for the presidential poll but the PML-Q had declined to indulge in any deal. However, Elahi did not give details of the 'deal'. Sources privy to the developments told Daily Times that the PPP kept on asking the PML-Q through different channels not to field its candidate against Zardari. The PPP had also sought PML-Q's help to form an alliance in Punjab to topple the PML-N government later. PML-Q sources said the party had kept the option open and did not rule out joining hands with the PPP in Punjab. However, sources said the former ruling party would continue to sit on the opposition benches in the parliament. |
| Posted by:Fred |