The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided to focus all its attention onthe Punjab province ahead of the elections. According to ARY News, Asif AliZardari and Bilawal Bhutto will soon visit Lahore, and during this visit, aPPP Central Executive Committee meeting will be held in Lahore with the aimof energizing the party in Punjab. The decision to hold this meeting wasmade due to the failure of the provincial leadership.
Sources suggest that Asif Ali Zardari will meet with party leaders andofficeholders in Lahore, including consultations on appointments to partypositions in the province. Practical steps will also be taken for a publicengagement campaign before the elections. The proposal to hold a PPPconvention during Asif Zardari’s visit to Lahore is also underconsideration.
It has been reported by sources that the party leadership is deeplydisappointed with the performance of the PPP in Punjab as they had hopedfor the inclusion of prominent figures from Punjab into the PPP before theelections. However, the party has not achieved significant success inPunjab so far, primarily due to the failure of the provincial leadership toactivate the party effectively.
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Sources also indicate that there is internal discord among PPPofficeholders in Punjab, and this internal strife is negatively affectingthe party. The lack of interest from the leadership has made it challengingto appoint a permanent president for the party in Punjab, as temporaryPresident PPP Punjab, Rana Farooq Saeed, has not been successful inrevitalizing the party in the province.
