Everything falling in place for Zardari/Musharaf partnership.

[Reza_Pahlavi]

Re: Everything falling in place for Zardari/Musharaf partnership.

@Reza_Pahlavi

Actually, PML N is not quite in a position to form a majority govt on it’s own yet, or at least if it does it will be a very tenuous one, with some lota’s and such. You need 186 seats to form a majority Punjab government, and this is what the breakdown is at the moment.

http://www.ecp.gov.pk/PAPosition.pdf

PML N = 165

PPP-P = 106
PML Q = 86
PML F = 4
MMA = 2
IND = 2

Pending = 6

As you can see from the above figures from the ECP, the PML N on it’s own cannot form a Punjab govt without support from others, like the PPP-P. Though, it is technically possible for the other parties combined (with a total of 200 seats) to scratch together a govt, with the right external support, and leave the PML N out in the cold.

PML-Q Punjab forward bloc relinquishes its activities

• PML-Q Punjab general secy says 9 members of bloc have contacted Elahi to return to party

LAHORE: A forward bloc of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has relinquished its activities as most of its members have re-contacted Pervaiz Elahi, the president of the PML-Q Punjab, to ask to be allowed to return to the party. Chaudhry Zaheeruddin, the secretary general of the PML-Q Punjab, told Daily Times that the forward bloc’s activities, which had been at their peak since last month, had ended as nine members of the bloc had requested that Elahi allow them to rejoin. Zaheer said that he had contacted members of the forward bloc on the directives of Elahi, and that most members had denied their participation in the bloc. He also mentioned the names of nine members, who had expressed their confidence in the leadership of Elahi. Zaheer said he believed that there were 16 members-elect of the Punjab Assembly ¶ in the bloc, adding that after the return of nine members the bloc would be abolished before the PA’s session. A parliamentary party meeting of the PML-Q Punjab was likely to be held on April 02 to develop the party’s future strategy, he said, adding that all forward bloc members would also be invited to the meeting, which is to be held in at Muslim League House. He said the meeting would decide on the party’s candidates for the offices of Punjab chief minister, and speaker and deputy speaker of the PA. Referring to the alliance between the PML-Nawaz and the Pakistan People’s Party, he claimed their coalition government could not survive in the long term, and that the political situation in the country would take a new course after the budget session. However, he said the PML-Q would not create any hurdles for the new government, adding that it would instead remind them to fulfilling the promises which they made during their election campaign. Regarding the party’s strategy for by-elections, he said the PML-Q would field candidates for all vacant seats in the national and provincial assemblies regardless of results, claiming that it was difficult to grab seats in the by-elections while sitting in opposition but that the PML-Q would not leave an open filed for the ruling parties. qamar jabbar

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\03\26\story_26-3-2008_pg7_25