{"id":28567,"date":"2023-11-26T03:23:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T03:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/zardari-forms-several-teams-to-woo-electables\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T03:23:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T03:23:05","slug":"zardari-forms-several-teams-to-woo-electables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/zardari-forms-several-teams-to-woo-electables\/","title":{"rendered":"Zardari forms several teams to woo electables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><figure class=\"media  sm:w-full  w-full  media--stretch  \"><figcaption class=\"media__caption  \">BILAWAL Bhutto-Zardari poses with his father Asif Ali Zardari, sister and aunt.\u2014X \/ BakhtawarBZ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>LAHORE: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday formed different committees to reach out to \u2018electables\u2019 and other political players to formidably place the party in the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident PPPP <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAliZardari\">@AAliZardari<\/a> has formed a committee for dialogues with other political personalities with immediate effect,\u201d party\u2019s information secretary Faisal Karim Kundi said on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Nayyer Hussain Bukhari, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Faisal Karim Kundi, Muhammad Ali Shah Bacha, and Sajid Toori will be the members of a committee in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n<p>For Sindh, Saeed Ghani and Nasir Hussain Shah and for Balochistan Chengez Khan Jamali, Rozi Khan Kakar and Sabir Ali Baloch are the members of the committees.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote-level-1\">\n<p>Observer believes move aimed at showing who is the real boss in PPP<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr Zardari is president of the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) while his son Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is the PPP chairman.<\/p>\n<p>For parliamentary polls, Mr Zardari is authorised to award tickets on the platform of the PPPP. It is worth mentioning that before the apparent disagreement between Mr Bilawal and Mr Zardari, there was hardly a party notification issued by the PPPP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026when it comes to the question of general elections and distribution of tickets among candidates, it is Mr Zardari who calls the shots. And this notification of formation [of] committees to hold political dialogue by Mr Zardari shows that he may have tried to show that he is the main boss in the party,\u201d a political commentator believes.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to <em>Dawn<\/em>, Mr Kaira said Mr Zardari would hold a meeting with the members of these committees on his return from Dubai to give them tasks in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese committees have been formed primarily to reach out to electables as well as other parties as part of the party\u2019s preparations for the upcoming polls,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether PPP was perturbed over the PML-N\u2019s efforts to take many electables on board, especially in Balochistan and south Punjab, Mr Kaira said: \u201cWe are going to start our polls campaign in Balochistan later this month and several known personalities will join hands with us\u2026 similarly, the PPP is already strong in south Punjab.\u201d<\/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\/1791862\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Some PPP leaders on Saturday found it difficult to defend Mr Zardari\u2019s comments about Mr Bilawal. In a TV interview a couple of days ago, Mr Zardari appeared to undermine the political maturity of his son, calling him \u201cemotional and inexperienced\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Family first\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amid rumours about a difference of opinion between Mr Bhutto-Zardari and his father, Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari shared a family photo on her X account on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t believe the headlines \u2014 we\u2019re only &amp; always about family first,\u201d Mr Bhutto-Zardari\u2019s sister wrote in her post.<\/p>\n<p>The fresh disagreement between the father-son duo is not entirely new for those who have followed younger Zardari\u2019s politics.<\/p>\n<p>He has openly challenged the old rules of business and compromises over legislative affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Political pundits are seeing this duel against the backdrop of the PML-N becoming \u2018a darling of the establishment\u2019 and apparently cutting a deal to come to power.<\/p>\n<p>PPP is also angry over a grand alliance forged by the Sharifs in Sindh in a bid to oust it from its stronghold and Mr Bhutto-Zardari sees the footprints of the powers that be on this plan.<\/p>\n<p>When asked how Mr Bhutto-Zardari can become a nominee for the prime minister slot if his father considers him \u201cimmature\u201d, PPP Punjab Secretary General Hasan Murtaza said: \u201cOne keeps learning from the cradle to the grave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBilawal in the CEC meeting in Lahore of late had asked his father to ensure a level playing field by speaking to the stakeholders or allow him to take on the forces that want selection and not election,\u201d a PPP insider told <em>Dawn<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, PPP central leader Sardar Sanaullah Zehri has claimed that over three dozen electables joined the party in Balochistan.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference here on Saturday along with former federal minister Abdul Qadir Baloch, Rozi Khan Kakar, Sardar Omer Gorgaej, Ali Madad Jattak and others, Mr Zehri said that the PPP had already gained in local government elections. He said the PPP had become a single majority party by winning union, urban and district councils in Balochistan, as people knew which party played the role in increasing Balochistan share in the NFC Award and ensuring provincial autonomy through 18th Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was on the request of PPP Balochistan that the party leadership decided to celebrate the 59th foundation day in Quetta. On the eve of this mega event, the party would show its strength by organising a big public meeting, he vowed. \u201cDespite it being winter, we will arrange a big public meeting which will be a historic,\u201d Mr Zehri said, adding that party chairman Bhutto-Zardari and senior leaders would address the public meeting on Nov 30.<\/p>\n<p><em>Saleem Shahid in Quetta also contributed to this report<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Published in Dawn, November 26th, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BILAWAL Bhutto-Zardari poses with his father Asif Ali Zardari, sister and aunt.\u2014X \/ BakhtawarBZ LAHORE: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday formed different committees to reach out to \u2018electables\u2019 and other political players to formidably place the party in the 2024 elections. \u201cPresident PPPP @AAliZardari has formed a committee for dialogues 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