Nawaz proposes 5 names for CEC

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has confirmed that PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif had suggested the names of five people for possible appointment as the chief election commissioner.
Addressing the meeting of the federal cabinet, the PM said Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had declined to suggest names for the CEC after consultation with his party after which Nawaz had suggested the names.
Nawaz has proposed the names of Ali Ahmad Kurd from Balochistan, Fakhruddin G Ebrahim and Justice (r) Nasir Aslam Zahid from Sindh, Justice (r) Shafiur Rahman from Punjab and Justice (r) Sardar Raza Khan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Meanwhile, talking to reporters in Shikarpur earlier, Nawaz on Wednesday said the Sindh card could no longer be used as it had “run out of credit”.
The PML-N chief blamed the country’s rulers of being disconnected from the people and oblivious to their problems. He said it was time the government paid attention to the masses’ issues and served the people. He said people were fed up of the government’s corruption and mismanagement.
Nawaz said the Sindh card had been emptied by those who were filling their pockets with poor people’s money and they would now go back home as people would not support them. He said if people were served selflessly, there would be no need for any card.
The PML-N chief said the party had in its hand “Service to Pakistan Card” and it would serve the people of Pakistani.
He said whoever gave good advice to the rulers, they turned against him instead of correcting themselves. He said the PML-N was sincere in moving with the rulers for the service of the country, but the rulers were not sincere.
Nawaz said if the PPP had joined hands with the PML-N, people would have been praising the government. He said the PML-N believed in service of people and was ready to cooperate with those who felt the pain of the masses. He said there could be difference in ideology, but every one wanted to see Pakistan progress. He said if Sindh has reservations over the construction of Kalabagh dam, it should not be taken up. Replying to questions, the former prime minister alleged that Rehman Malik’s past was rife with graft cases, saying that the interior minister had previously been convicted by the courts.
“Who is he to accuse others? He is not an angel,” Nawaz said.