{"id":18595,"date":"2023-10-27T18:51:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T18:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/we-made-a-mistake-ppps-khurshid-shah-laments-party-decision-to-join-pdm-govt\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T18:51:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T18:51:06","slug":"we-made-a-mistake-ppps-khurshid-shah-laments-party-decision-to-join-pdm-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/we-made-a-mistake-ppps-khurshid-shah-laments-party-decision-to-join-pdm-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We made a mistake\u2019: PPP\u2019s Khurshid Shah laments party decision to join PDM govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Senior PPP leader Khursheed Shah on Friday said his party\u2019s decision to become an ally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement\u2019s 16-month-long coalition government was a \u201cmistake\u201d and sought forgiveness for the move.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come in the wake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1783531\">withering criticism<\/a> from the PPP concerning the circumstances and treatment of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif upon his return to the country, leading the PPP to express concerns about a lack of level-playing field as the country prepares for elections, expected to take place in January next year.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview on <em>Dawn News<\/em> show <em>Doosra Rukh<\/em>, Shah said: \u201cWe were there 16 months [in the government]. We made a mistake, forgive us. We committed a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--stretch  media--embed  \">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Why Did the PPP Enter Government Knowing of Match-Fixing? | Doosra Rukh | Dawn News\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NuhCsQ8WH-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The PPP leader stated that the past should be left behind and emphasised the need for a specific election date.<\/p>\n<p>When asked again if the PPP had erred by participating in the previous coalition government, Shah reiterated, \u201cI say forgive us, we made a mistake. There, are you content? Now, provide the [election] date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that the PPP\u2019s support wasn\u2019t directed at any specific government but rather aimed at upholding democracy and the parliament.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1780119\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe upheld and safeguarded the slogan of \u2018vote ko izzat do\u2019 (respect the vote), not the PML-N. Despite that, we say, forgive us, as we were part of the government for 16 months, so please forgive us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a mistake, so now announce the elections. What else are we requesting?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to a query regarding the PPP\u2019s initial congratulatory message to caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and subsequent accusations of favoritism towards the PML-N, Shah clarified, \u201cThe PML-N is part of that [caretaker government], we are not. We could also have joined and secured four ministries, but we realised that by doing so, we might hinder the prospect of timely elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further emphasised that the PPP\u2019s primary goal was to ensure elections proceed in accordance with the law and the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Shah urged Nawaz to engage in a discussion with PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari to ensure the smooth conduct of elections, stating, \u201cThis responsibility lies with him (Nawaz). He hasn\u2019t yet broached this issue, possibly out of fear and maintaining silence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He called on the PML-N supremo to uphold his slogan of respect for the vote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1777037\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A day ago, PML-N Senator Ishaq Dar had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1783690\">responded<\/a> to the withering criticism from the PPP and said the PML-N had had a \u201cvery good working relationship\u201d with the party. Dar chose to respond mildly to the PPP statements, saying it was \u201cinappropriate\u201d to respond to critical statements since the two parties had a relationship which would continue into the future.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <em>Dawn<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1783002\/with-nawaz-back-at-the-helm-n-looks-to-placate-allies\">report<\/a>, the PML-N has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1783002\/with-nawaz-back-at-the-helm-n-looks-to-placate-allies\">decided to re-establish<\/a> \u201cclose coordination\u201d with its allies in the former coalition government in a bid to bring the political temperature down and focus on securing relief for Nawaz Sharif in graft cases.<\/p>\n<p>This decision was made during a meeting at Jati Umra on Sunday, also attended by legal experts in addition to the Sharif family members. Sources had told <em>Dawn<\/em> that Nawaz would approach the PPP, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl, and other parties of the \u201cdefunct\u201d PDM this week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior PPP leader Khursheed Shah on Friday said his party\u2019s decision to become an ally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement\u2019s 16-month-long coalition government was a \u201cmistake\u201d and sought forgiveness for the move. His comments come in the wake of withering criticism from the PPP concerning the circumstances and treatment of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif upon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2023\/10\/27194546801bacb.jpg?r=202313","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}