The Steering Committee of the Pakistan Muslim League likeminded on Monday decided, in principle, not to endorse any move to reopen NATO supply routes and rather urged the political leadership of the country to respect the public aspirations over the issue.
PML Steering Committee, the highest decision-making body of the likeminded group, was chaired by former minister Salim Saifullah Khan and was attended by Hamid Nasir Chattha, Humayon Akhtar Khan, Humayon Saifullah Khan, Kashmala Tariq, Arbab Zakaullah, Kishan Chand Parwani, Ghulam Haider Samejo, Maj (r) Ghulam Abbas and other senior leaders of the party.
PML President Arbab Ghulam Rahim also attended the meeting through video link from Dubai where he is living in self-exile. Current political situation, economic, election alliance with PML-N and other issues came under discussion.
It was decided that the PML likeminded would strongly oppose the move in parliament regarding reopening of supply routes to NATO force stationed in Afghanistan. Salim Saifullah briefed the members that there was no impasse in the party’s dialogue for a seat-adjustment with the major opposition party – the PML-N – and said that since the general elections were far away, it would be premature to finalise any such deal with PML-N.
He said the PML likeminded and the PML-N election alliance matters were moving in positive direction. He said an alliance with any other political party could not be ruled out either.
Calling for an alliance of all PML factions prior to the general elections, Saifullah said the alliance of PML different sections was the need of the hour to pull out Pakistan from existing crisis.
