{"id":24531,"date":"2023-11-14T15:49:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T15:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/bilawal-advises-nawaz-to-focus-on-lahore-as-pml-n-supremo-arrives-in-quetta-to-woo-electables\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T15:49:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T15:49:05","slug":"bilawal-advises-nawaz-to-focus-on-lahore-as-pml-n-supremo-arrives-in-quetta-to-woo-electables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/bilawal-advises-nawaz-to-focus-on-lahore-as-pml-n-supremo-arrives-in-quetta-to-woo-electables\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilawal advises Nawaz to \u2018focus on Lahore\u2019 as PML-N supremo arrives in Quetta to woo electables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday advised PML-N party supremo, Nawaz Sharif to \u201cfocus on Lahore\u201d for the upcoming general elections and try to remedy the city\u2019s woes as the ex-premier arrived in Quetta in an effort to form strategic alliances in all provinces ahead of the Feb 8 polls.<\/p>\n<p>The PML-N has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1788879\">engaging Sindh-based political parties<\/a> in what appears to be an attempt to create an alliance against the PPP in the province.<\/p>\n<p>At a recent meeting, the PML-N had agreed to a demand of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) to support a constitutional reform package that would include a legal cover for the local government and disbursement of funds to districts through a provincial finance commission.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the PPP has mainly targeted the MQM-P for demanding changes to the Constitution and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1789112\/ppp-ji-on-same-page-over-fresh-n-muttahida-understanding\">warned<\/a> the PML-N to not expect loyalty from those who had betrayed their founder.<\/p>\n<p>Questioned about the PML-N\u2019s outreach during a press conference in Mithi today, Bilawal said everyone had the right to go to every province and conduct their politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Nawaz has been advised that because there have been difficulties created for the PML-N in Lahore, so he has been pained to go to other provinces for seats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy advice would be that he should focus on Lahore and he should try and address the problems there. Maybe that\u2019ll bring better results for him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bilawal said that he had no difference with any political party or a \u201cfight\u201d with any institution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome them. Our whole contention with them was that they did not come here,\u201d he said in response to a question regarding Nawaz\u2019s visit to different provinces to woo politicians.<\/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=\"Bilawal Bhutto Blasting Criticism on Nawaz Sharif | Full Press Conference | Dawn News\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8xonSHiTCOI?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>Bilawal said no party would oppose different political parties visiting different provinces, however, he added that PML-N should \u201cstill try to have confidence and trust their own party and politics\u201d while carrying out these visits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo politics through your own party, do not ask other institutions to carry out your politics for you and create space for you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe right thing would be that PML-N does politics on its own weight, be it here or in Balochistan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bilawal concluded his media talk by saying that he was \u201cproud\u201d to contest the upcoming elections on the basis of his performance as the foreign minister.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAsk Shehbaz Sharif, Ishaq Dar, Khurram Dastgir, Saad Rafique, Ayaz Sadiq and Ahsan Iqbal \u2014 are they ready to contest on their performance over the last 15-16 months? Or are they hiding their faces?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"nawaz-arrives-in-quetta\" href=\"#nawaz-arrives-in-quetta\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Nawaz arrives in Quetta<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, Nawaz and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Quetta on a two-day visit to Balochistan as part of their party\u2019s policy to form <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1789125\/nawaz-begins-quetta-mission-today-to-woo-electables\">strategic<\/a> alliances in all provinces ahead of the Feb 8 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>PML-N senior leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1789125\/nawaz-begins-quetta-mission-today-to-woo-electables\">claimed<\/a> that Nawaz would hold political meetings in Quetta where \u201cseveral electables\u201d would announce joining his party. According to sources, some former and incumbent leaders belonging to the Balochistan Awami Party may announce joining the PML-N during Nawaz\u2019s visit and it seems more interested in seat adjustment with PML-N.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement posted by the PML-N on X (formerly Twitter), Nawaz and Shehbaz met the political leadership in the province on Tuesday, which \u201cappreciated the passion and thinking of Nawaz Sharif for the development of the country, especially Balochistan\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The statement quoted Nawaz as saying that the development of the province was always dear to the party. He said that his party initiated the process of laying down a network of roads in an effort to eradicate poverty.<\/p>\n<p>He regretted that the development work begun by his government was halted. He said that the PML-N had always taken parties on board and would do so in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the gathered political leadership, Nawaz said Quetta used to be a \u201cclean, beautiful and peaceful city\u201d and rued if only the momentum of the city\u2019s development had continued.<\/p>\n<p>The party also shared images of Nawaz wearing a turban on X, saying that it was a way for the PML-N leader to \u201cshow his respect for the people and their traditions\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday advised PML-N party supremo, Nawaz Sharif to \u201cfocus on Lahore\u201d for the upcoming general elections and try to remedy the city\u2019s woes as the ex-premier arrived in Quetta in an effort to form strategic alliances in all provinces ahead of the Feb 8 polls. 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