President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani should resign, Pakistan Muslim League-Likeminded (PML-LM) Chairman Hamid Nasir Chattha said on Wednesday.
He was holding a press conference along with PML-LM President Salim Saifullah and Humayun Akhtar. Chattha demanded early general elections under an impartial Election Commission. “The government should resign and hand over power to an impartial caretaker setup so that new elections could be held,” the PML-LM chairman said. He said that it was impossible to hold fair and free general elections under President Zardari. “We demand resignation of President Zardari so that general elections could be held under an impartial acting president,” Chattha said. They said that the PML-LM would forge an electoral alliance at an appropriate time with any political party keeping the national interest in mind. The PML-LM leaders condemned Gilani’s contention that the army chief and ISI DG had submitted replies before the Supreme Court in violation of rules of business. “The government has decided to defame national institutions. If the treasury benches bring a resolution in parliament for reposing confidence on the president and PM, our party will oppose it and we can support a no-confidence motion against Gilani,” Chattha said. The PML-LM nominated former Sindh CM Arbab Ghulam Rahim as party president for the upcoming intra-party polls.
