In Lahore, PPP leader Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has made allegations regardingthe PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s purported “deal with the establishment,”asserting that it has now been definitively exposed. This revelation, heclaims, leaves no room for doubt about Nawaz Sharif’s primary aim in hispolitical maneuvers, which was to regain the office of Prime Minister.
Aitzaz Ahsan went on to accuse the former prime minister of strategicallysidelining other political actors in his pursuit of power and to negotiatewith the establishment. Addressing the media, he voiced his earlierwarnings about Nawaz Sharif’s intentions, emphasizing how they had beenignored at the time, yet had now come to fruition.
Ahsan lamented the lack of a proper system in the country and pointed outthat according to the constitution, authority was vested in Allah andupheld by elected officials. He questioned the possibility of a functioningsystem when there were no elected representatives.
Furthermore, Aitzaz Ahsan acknowledged his disagreements with his ownparty, conceding that while he often disagreed with the PPP, there weretimes when they shared his perspective and times when they did not.
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Expressing uncertainty about the timing of the upcoming elections, Ahsanraised doubts about whether they would be held as scheduled on January 28.He stated that due to the political landscape’s unpredictability, it waschallenging to make accurate predictions regarding the forthcoming election.
These statements by the PPP leader emerged shortly after Nawaz Sharif’sreturn from a four-year self-imposed exile in London on October 21. Beforehis arrival, the PML-N leader had been granted protective bail in twocorruption cases, with arrest warrants in another case temporarilysuspended to facilitate his smooth return.