After registration of corruption case against MNA Ali Musa Gilani, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has launched hectic damage-control efforts, roping in Makhdoomzada Mureed Hussain Qureshi, the younger brother of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who will be joining the PPP ranks soon.
A source in the PPP informed Pakistan Today that Mureed Qureshi was likely to make a formal announcement to rejoin the PPP ranks soon and he had recently held a meeting with President Zardari. “Mureed Qureshi has been informed by the PPP leadership that he would be given an advisory role in the PPP-led federal government. The joining of Mureed Qureshi would also help President Zardari to settle scores with Shah Mahmood and Zardari would have the last laugh,” the source said.
He added that the president had also asked Mureed to use his government office to win political support in the area, where he would be awarded huge development funds to create goodwill for him, and enabling him to fight the next election from the PPP platform against Shah Mahmood Qureshi. This is not the first time that the PPP leaders have roped in members of the Qureshi clan to undermine Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s forward lunge.
In December 2011, then prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani had initially succeeded in winning the support of Mureed Qureshi after Shah Mahmood decided to field his son against Ali Musa Gilani in by-polls. Mureed was annoyed with his elder brother for ignoring him and rather fielding his elder son, Zain Qureshi, for the NA-148 by-polls. However, the elder Qureshi had been able to mend fences with his brother who has considerable influence in NA-148 constituency.
For this, PTI chief Imran Khan had to visit Mureed and persuade him to join the PTI. Despite repeated attempts, president’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar and Shah Mahmood Qureshi did not respond to phone calls and text messages. The cell phone of Mureed Qureshi also remained switched off. Shah Mahmood and Mureed are sons of former Punjab governor Makhdoom Sajjad Hussain Qureshi. Other than their political clout, Qureshis are spirtual leaders of the Ghousia Jamaat whose followers are in millions across Sindh and South Punjab. Qureshis are also very influential in Southern Punjab and interior Sindh, especially in lower Sindh where their political support may change the political dynamics in Sindh.
They have had a decisive role in politics of Multan and have mostly won in their constituencies.
Bad news for PTI. One day every one will leave PTI given the foul politics they are practicing. PTI is opposing only punjab govt. Not a single word against KPk, sindh and Blochistan. Zardari has been investing money for PTI and now this is the return time.
Shah Mahmood is an opportunist. He is to reap what he has been sowing.
The political families are " adha teetar, adha batair." One leg in PPP, the other leg in PTI, the right hand in PMLN and the left in PMLQ. The abdomen in the government to get fat, the heart in USA and UK, and the posterior out in the open waiting for a sex maniac. These are our shambolic politicians. Salams
All politicians in this country have no SOUL!
@ Ali: what have u been smoking? imran khan was uttering words against zardari when ur leader was hugging him and forming governments with him. PMLN is suffering from memory loss. My dear it is PTi that is doing jalsas all over pakistan in karachi, quetta abottabad, peshawar and sindh and punjab. ur leader cannot do a single jalsa in any other province, so please stop this crappy argument. U were the reason zardari became president of the country in the first place, now dont try to cover up ur SLOW leaders mistakes. His time is up, the country cannot withstand an idiot person like him becoming its head. As for zardaris investment in PTI, I am happy that at least now the PMLN paid goofs are using zardari name rather than jewish lobby. Keep on going bro, soon u will have no arguments left.
let us wait what comes out. PPP is on death route and is trying to get oxygen from such which it self is searching for.
Mr. Murid please leave the establishment puppet PTI as soon as possible. They are the status quo party who intend to support the establishment to maintain the status quo.
Imran Khan said those who support PTI vision will remain in PTI. and party election will make it more clear after party elections many will leave PTI it will be party cleansing but we support PTI and Imran Khan … No more Zardari or Nawaz
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