Nawaz to hold APC

LONDON—The secretary general of PML(N) Zafar Iqbal Jhagra has conformed that party head of PML(N) Mian Nawaz Sharif has posted invitations for another APC ( All Parties Conference) to all the political parties of Pakistan.
While announcing the news at a press conference held at the party secretariat ,secretary general Zafar Iqbal Jhagra informed that the Conference carries a 5-point agenda, for which Mian Nawaz Sharif would personally invite all the political leaders for an invitation, over a telephone call.
The decision for venue to hold the Conference would be made after a mutual consensus between all the political parties, and would focus on such important factors as “restoration of the 1973 constitution as it stood on the eve of 12th Oct 1999” , formation of a neutral caretaker government inn consensus with opposition and holding of free fair and transparent elections, free and independent judiciary, an independent Election Commission formed with the consensus of opposition, permission for the “exiled, popular and true leadership of masses” to return to their homeland and removal of all illegal and indiscriminate conditions to discourage them.
Zafar Iqbal Jhagra said that Mian Nawaz Sharif took a comprehensive stock of the situation of election preparedness of PML(N) candidates from 04th Dec to 16th Dec and held a consensus review about prospective and suitable candidates, and has directed the PML(N) leaders to prepare a comprehensive report about the issue.
It was stated that during 2002 general elections , pressure on the party due to government’s intervention was felt , but the party is confident about fielding successful candidates , and said that Provincial and federal board would decide about the candidature
Mian Nawaz Sharif has berated the regime for bringing the Country back to the unfortunate and grim threshold of 1971 situation , and has no more right to govern the masses due to its faulty policies.
Mian Sahib stressed on a concerted movement against the despotic rule , and has addressed 34 political parties of the Country , besides many civil notables. He said that MQM would also have been invited and still stands a chance provided it resigns its governmental seats.
The proposed conference intends to address all the factors including en masse resignations from assemblies and movements against the government, while “the return “ of Mian Nawaz Sharif would be decided by consensus. He reiterated that there was no hope of free fair and transparent elections under the regime and opposition would not spare any quarter to the regime.
Chairman ARD, Makhdoom Amin Fahim and chairperson PPPP, Benazir Bhutto have held talks in Dubai regarding the prevailing and future political scenario of Pakistan.
Sources close to PPPP have informed Online that Benazir Bhutto has demanded, rather held a mandatory condition, that Local Bodies should be dissolved for three months in order to ensure fair elections, because majority of districts have pro-government nazims who can manipulate the elections in their favor.
The government has not replied to these conditions so far, however PPPP claims that government has also levied its own conditions in response, which have not be replied by PPPP.
Makhdoom Amin Fahim, has also briefed Benazir Bhutto about all the contacts and parlays being carried out with government so far, and a future strategy was also mulled over. It has been learned that PPPP has decided to lessen its direct criticism of Musharraf regime and to continue its support for the recently tabled and controversial Women Protection Bill.—Agencies