The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) decided on Friday to cancel the basic party membership of Dr Zulfiqar Mirza as an upset President Asif Ali Zardari told his close associates that his old friends had “crossed all limits to offend him”. A source told Pakistan Today that during the party’s core committee meeting held at the Presidency, a perturbed President Zardari asked his comrades to examine ways to dismember Mirza, whose recent onslaught against the leadership of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) had “disappointed” him very much.
“This man has gone overboard… He has crossed all limits to offend me,” the source quoted the president as saying. The source said further the president also scolded Fauzia Wahab for going “unprepared” on TV talk shows and not presenting the party’s viewpoint in a proper manner. He also directed all party leaders, ministers and other office-bearers to remain present in the Supreme Court during the hearing of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) case scheduled to be taken up by the apex court on November 21. The president also shared his dislike for Mirza’s visit to London and his meeting with Scotland Yard and assured the core committee that he was not directing the former Sindh home minister, said the source. The meeting also discussed the upcoming hearing of the NRO cases and it was decided that Senator Babar Awan would defend the federation in these cases to be taken up by the apex court on November 21. The meeting was chaired by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.
Briefing reporters about the meeting, Presidential Spokesman Farhatullah Babar said the overall political situation with particular reference to recent developments was discussed during the meeting. The meeting noted that Ambassador Hussain Haqqani had been called to Islamabad to explain his position to the country’s leadership on the controversial memo. It observed that natural justice demanded that the ambassador was given a fair opportunity to give his version of the controversy, he added. “The meeting noted that NRO-related cases will come up for hearing before the Supreme Court on 21 November
sab topi drama hai……..!
Yes.
The High Command of PPP should have taken very earlier this decision.but anyhow it is not too late.Still there are more still black sheeps in the party,the party high command has to take initiatves to avoid further anger and anarchy.
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