PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said, “PPP and PML-N have achieved the required number and [now] we are in a position to form the government in Center,” during a joint news conference held at Zardari House in Islamabad.
In order to establish government in the Center, Bilawal Bhutto noted that the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and candidates supported by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were unable to secure a simple majority.
He prayed that they would be successful in resolving Pakistan’s issues and declared that both parties will form a coalition government with PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif serving as prime minister once more.
Additionally, Bilawal declared that his father Asif Ali Zardari will get the backing of the PML-N to run for president. He declared, “Asif Zardari would be our joint candidate for president,” stressing that they all wished to serve the aspirations of the populace.
Speaking at the event, PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif acknowledged the “efforts” of dialogue committees for the successful end to the discussions and stated that his party now has the “required numbers” with the PPP to be in a position to form the next government.
Shehbaz stated that the coalition alliance will work together to overcome the various challenges and problems that the incoming administration will face.
“We have already extended an invitation to the independent members who won the majority to form government,” he said. He did point out that even after collaborating with MWM and the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), they were unable to reach their target numbers.
In this respect, he also expressed gratitude to other affiliated parties including the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P).
Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chair of the PPP, has stated that the nation and future generations are the reasons behind the political alliance’s battle to form the next administration.
Formula for Power Sharing
In the meanwhile, Bilawal Bhutto declined to divulge the power-sharing formula and stated that the PML-N and PPP will share important constitutional posts in more detail at a later time.
Shehbaz Sharif stated in response to a query that the PPP hasn’t asked for a ministry since the very beginning.
“Parleys occur between two parties, and problems are settled by talking things out together. He said, “Reaching a middle ground is the true test of political success; it does not imply that we give in to their demands or that they accept ours. They have their opinions.
According to sources who spoke with ARY News, the PPP would not join the federal cabinet; instead, the Bilawal-led party will name the Senate Chairman and the governors of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
Furthermore, sources claimed that PML-N would get the posts of National Assembly (NA) speaker and Governors of Sindh and Balochistan.
