In-house change will come soon & it is just a matter of days: Maryam Nawaz
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18 (SABAH): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that the in-house change will come soon and it is just a matter of days and not matter of weeks and months. She said that the method of change will also come in front of everyone. Maryam Nawaz said judging by the government’s condition, it is only a matter of days, not months or weeks, before it is sent packing. She said that it will be early to say that if the no-confidence motion succeeds then who will be the candidate for the next prime minister.
Maryam Nawaz while talking to journalists outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) after appearing in Avenfield apartments case said the mechanism to change the government will soon be revealed before the people.
“But first, we will have to get rid of this incompetent government,” she said. “The whole nation is aware of the truth behind the controversy they are trying to stir.” She said that despite going through a “trial” phase, not a single member of the provincial assembly of Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N decided to part ways with the party. “But despite Imran Khan being the sitting prime minister, his party members do not respect him,” the PML-N vice-president said.
“The urgency with which PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) seeks to topple the government is only outmatched by government representatives themselves seeking to do the same,” she said in response to a question.
Maryam said the incumbent government’s performance “couldn’t be termed bad, because there is no performance to judge”. She added that, “The sooner we get rid of their [PTI’s] incompetence, the better.”
“Inflation, unemployment, the Murree tragedy, what more issues does one talk about,” Maryam said. Further speaking of the Murree tragedy, she demanded the Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid respond to the incident as the government’s spokespersons were “trying to hide its incompetence”.
“Nawaz Sharif’s party has gone through torment. Yet, after all the trials and tribulations, it is standing like a rock behind its leader. It did not break even after the concocted court cases initiated against the party,” she said.
Referring to PTI MNA Noor Alam’s speech in the National Assembly in which he criticised the senior leadership of his own party, Maryam said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was in power and yet, his own members do not respect him.
Maryam Nawaz said that Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan soon but the time of his arrival will only be decided by PML-N.
About her case, Maryam Nawaz said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) once again sought adjournment from the court. “I wonder if it is the same NAB that was demanding day-to-day hearing two months ago,” she added.
Meanwhile responding to Maryam, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said that according to the PML-N vice-president, the government was going to be toppled last December.
“We have [formed a government] through the people’s vote, we will complete our constitutional term,” the state minister said.
Farrukh Habib said the PML-N vice-president was part of the losing team, as he slammed the PDM for announcing a long march to oust the government seven times.
Criticising ex-prime minister Nawaz, he said the former premier was declared ineligible by the Supreme Court as he had “looted” the country’s wealth. He said Nawaz was not seeking treatment in London, but rather it was an excuse to prolong his stay abroad.
“Nawaz’s only place is Adiala Jail […] he should come back, we will even provide him with an [air] ticket,” he said.
He claimed there was a split in-between the PML-N, with Maryam and party president Shahbaz Sharif trying to bring each other down.