PML-Q won’t trouble coalition Govt: Shujaat
Staff Report

ISLAMABAD—PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said his party will play role of strong opposition in the national assembly. He said this while talking to the journalists here Sunday at his residence after PML-Q parliamentary party meeting. PML-Q president held president Pervez Musharraf was a constitutional president adding he had been elected by the national and all the four assemblies.
PML-Q is a national party and it represents all the four provinces, he maintained. “We have decided to sit on opposition benches and we will play role of a strong opposition in national assembly”, he told. Political parties had made pledges with the nation during the elections, he said adding it is now incumbent upon them to deliver their promises. PML-Q general secretary Mushahid Hussain Syed said “ Our morale is very high and we will do politics on issues and we don’t want politics of confrontation. PML-Q is united under the leadership of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. We are ready for next round. Parliamentary leader will be decided in the next meeting”. PML-Q parliamentary party, through a resolution had delegated all powers to Chaudhry Shujaat in connection with election of parliamentary party leader and contacts with other parties.
Newly elected Member National Assembly of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) Mian Raiz Hussain Pirzada has asked Party President to tender resignation from his post for the maintenance of democratic norms. It is vital to nominate new Parliamentary leader of PML-Q in the Parliament, as no wining party is ready to hold talks with PML-Q, he said this while talking to Online on Sunday.
We have been punished despite record development Projects and satisfactory performance during last five years, he said, adding that, a committee should be constituted to ascertain the cause behind defeat of PML-Q in the Feb 18 elections. Atta, load shedding and wrong policies of former Government led to Party defeat in the elections, he said, added, the Policies of Q-league for Siraki belt was wrong. The people living alongside the Siraki belt has been facing enormous difficulties especially water scarce. He said he totally support ongoing movement of lawyer fraternity for the reinstatement of deposed judges who refused to take oath under Provincial Constitutional Ordinance (PCO).
Pakistan’s outgoing ruling party promised Saturday to support the victors in combating Islamic extremism, while the winners discussed ways to curb President Pervez Musharraf’s powers — especially his right to dismiss parliament.
Suspected Islamic extremists killed three Pakistani security personnel late Saturday south of Peshawar, a reminder of the security threat facing the next government. Mushahid Hussain, secretary-general of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q, told reporters that his pro-Musharraf party was prepared to play a “positive, constructive role” after suffering a crushing defeat in last Monday’s elections.