Maulana Fazlur Rehman gets message of ‘non-interference’ from powers that be?
ISLAMABAD:The PDM leadership was on Friday informed by Maulana Fazlur Rehman a few ‘message’ from the powers that be assuring him that they might not interfere in political matters, including on those options currently being considered by the opposition alliance.
A credible source who attended the meeting confided to The News that Maulana Fazlur Rehman told the PDM leadership that he has recently been conveyed messages from the ‘right quarters.’ it had been also said that a desire was expressed to satisfy the Maulana but he said such overtures are now useless.
The opposition alliance that was created to oust the Imran Khan government, however, remained divided in its approach in achieving its announced goal. There are reports of some external influences having been wont to divide the PDM.
As things stand, the various stances adopted by the PPP on one side and therefore the Nawaz-Maulana duo on the opposite have seriously dented the opposition’s move and things are fast paced towards some extent where the alliance will become ineffective.
Background interactions with some leaders belonging to the PDM reveal the growing lack of trust between the PDM parties, particularly between the PPP and therefore the PMLN-JUI-F combo. The latter two parties suspect that Asif Ali Zardari has come up with a replacement stance following some strong assurances from the ‘right quarters’. a crucial PPP leader when approached laughed loudly when asked what Mr Zardari is up to. He avoided commenting on or confirming any backdoor deal between the PPP and people that matter but insisted that Mr Zardari’s approach from day one is to use constitutional means sort of a no-confidence motion to oust the govt .
Mass resignations from the assemblies, it's said, won't be an option for the PPP which, unlike the PML-N and JUI-F, would need to sacrifice much including its government in Sindh. That for Mr Zardari is just too heavy a price to buy too small a gain.
In case the Imran Khan government is ousted following the en masse resignations of the whole PDM parties, there'll be new elections. therein case, will the PPP be ready to win those elections at the centre, in Punjab, KP and Balochistan? Zardari, it's said, is sure, at this stage that his party won't gain anything beyond what it already has in Sindh. Even there, just in case of a replacement election, the PPP could find yourself getting weakened.
“So why do what would solely and greatly benefit the PML-N,” the PPP source said, adding that this is often the rationale why Mr Zardari is pursuing the agenda of an in-house change in Punjab and at the Centre.
Even though many within the PPP are sceptical that any in-house change might be possible without the entire support of the powers that be, Mr Zardari has already assigned his men to lure the PTI coalition partners to his side.
The PML-N, which is currently the most advocate of en masse resignations from the assemblies and also appears on the face of it to be united, is additionally actually divided in its approach. In public, the party won't be voicing these differences but many party leaders in background discussions insist that en masse resignations won't be a rational political decision and, just in case the PPP dithers, it might be a disaster for the PML-N.
While party stalwarts believe that Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz remain the most attraction for the party voters, many of them say in confidence that the recently adopted position against two top members of the military establishment has caused more problems for the party and damaged its reputation.
This might be the rationale -- or it could be due to the continued backdoor interactions-- that Maryam Nawaz’s tone appears to possess softened lately . She has now even announced to require the case of Imran Khan to a court of law for ‘defaming the institution of the army’.
Following the arrest of Khawaja Asif two days ago, Maryam hinted at two “important persons” who consistent with her had asked Asif to go away Nawaz Sharif or face the music. But Khawaja Asif tacitly refuted what she had conveyed by putting the whole blame of his arrest on Imran Khan.
According to a PML-N source, the recent harsh tone by Nawaz and Maryam against the establishment figures actually helped strengthen the Imran Khan government. There are many within the party who want to understand if such a targeted political campaign was to be launched then why did the PML-N support not only an extension of the military chief’s tenure but also voted to form it a law, thus paving the way for extensions for future services chiefs also . Both Nawaz and Maryam are recently questioned by the media about why the PML-N had done what it had during this particular case, but the 2 avoided responding to those queries.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman shares Nawaz Sharif’s frustration with Imran Khan and needs to ascertain his ouster at any cost. However, he and his party have now also started feeling the warmth . What both Nawaz and therefore the Maulana wanted to realize by mainly targeting the establishment has worked to their disadvantage and in favour of Imran Khan.
Credible sources say that the establishment was frustrated by the performance of the Imran Khan government and had displayed some indications of gradually extricating itself from political matters. However, Nawaz Sharif’s frontal attack against the establishment could have undermined this decision of the powers that be.
However, the Maulana, while lecture the media on Friday minced no words in criticising the establishment and holding it liable for this political crisis.
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