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In contact with Shehbaz, Zardari but not PDM: Chaudhry Shujaat

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  • Elections aren’t seen to be held in near future, says PML-Q leader. 
  • “Joint strategy will be devised to counter PTI’s plan.” 
  • PPP and PML-N are mulling two options, reveals Shujaat.  

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Monday confirmed that he is in contact with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari but not with the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).

A day earlier, the PML-Q stalwart has been tasked with averting the Punjab Assembly from dissolution at the hands of Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), well-placed sources revealed.

The development came after PM Shehbaz’s meeting with Chaudhry Shujaat followed by Zardari’s huddles with both leaders.

Confirming his meetings with both leaders, Shujaat said that the meetings remained positive.

“Political contacts and meetings will continue during the next three to four days,” the PML-Q leader said, adding that they would jointly devise their strategy to counter the PTI’s plan.

‘Two options under consideration’

Unfolding the ruling alliance’s strategy to prevent the Punjab Assembly from being dissolved, the PML-Q stalwart said that the PPP and the PML-N are mulling two options — no trust motion and asking CM Parvez Elahi to take the vote of confidence.

“The parties might have more options but they share the two options with me,” he added.

“Those who do not have sufficient numbers to make a no-confidence motion successful, should try to complete numbers,” he suggested the politician.

The Punjab chief minister can stay in his post if he “makes” a decision, the PML-Q stalwart added.

Commenting on the prevailing tense political environment in the country, the senior leader said, “Some people are bent upon dissolving the assemblies and the others blocking the move.”

“I do not see general elections in the country in near future,” he added.

Chaudhry Shujaat further said that Imran Khan is a wise man, adding that he does not need advice.

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Candidate supported by PTI moves SHC to notify PS-129 results

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Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman of Jamaat Islami was proclaimed the winner of the election in the Karachi constituency; however, he stated in the open that he had lost in PS-129.

The PS-129 results were not announced by the election commission.

Saif Bari, a candidate supported by the PTI, has begged the court to announce the results of the PS-129 poll.

According to Form 45, the attorney informed the court that Saif Bari, his client, had been declared the winner of the constituency.

The lawyer added that Hafiz Naeem has openly acknowledged that he lost the constituency. The attorney stated, “Until the notification of the result not being issued, we could not go to the election tribunal.”

The attorney begged the court to direct the electoral commission to notify PS-129’s victorious candidate.

The Election Commission, the Attorney General, and the Deputy Attorney General have all received notices from the court in this case, and the parties have been given until April 9 to respond.

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Today’s hearing is for PTI founder Qureshi’s appeals against his previous convictions.

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Shah Mehmood Qureshi and the founder of the PTI will be presenting their appeals against their conviction in the cipher case to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday.

Due to its inability to hold a hearing on Tuesday, a division bench led by Chief Justice Amir Farooq and comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will take up the appeals.

The court has requested information from the jail administration regarding the visits of those lawyers to Adiala Jail and from the Islamabad Advocate General regarding the appointment of state attorneys.

Both Qureshi and the founder of the PTI have contested their convictions and 10-year sentences in this case.

The appellant and co-accused Qureshi were prosecuted under Sections 5 and 9 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, in conjunction with Section 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), 1860, according to the PTI founder’s attorney. The appellant, who was taken into custody on August 15, 2023, feels wronged by the judgment and punishment handed out by Abul Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain, Special Judge (Official Secrets Act, 1923), Islamabad, on January 30, 2024.

He argued that the trial court did not step in to address the appellant’s repeated concerns and that the prosecution had incorrectly documented evidence in breach of the mandatory provisions stated in the Criminal Procedure Code 1898.

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Fazal announces a nationwide rally schedule and a boycott of the by-elections.

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Maulana Fazlur Rehman declared via video message that the JUIF would boycott the by-elections in addition to rejecting the results of the elections held on February 8.

“We shall fight to create a true Islamic welfare state with democratic principles. Workers begin working immediately and ask Allah for assistance,” stated the JUIF leader.

He claimed that the right to vote was taken away in the 2018 elections and eliminated in the 2024 elections.

“The poll results from February 8 are rejected. We must visit individuals. We’ll gain their trust and bring them together in support of voting rights,” he declared.

Through fostering unity among the populace, we will empower them to defend their right to vote. We have made the decision to pursue our rights going forward and have a clear stance.

“People from all over Balochistan will participate in a massive public rally that will be held in Pishin on April 25. We will hold rallies,” Maulana said.

On May 2, there will be a rally in Karachi. The demonstration is expected to draw participants from throughout Sindh. He stated that KP residents will attend a rally in Peshawar on May 9 and that his party will get in touch with other political parties to create unity for the rights of the people.

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